> I was wondering if the compass headings given in directions to
> boxes are adjusted for magnetic declination or not?
Almost always the clues are assuming magnetic north and if they
don't, they'll typically state that in the clue. Of the hundreds of
boxes I've tracked down, only two have adjusted for declination and
in both clues it was explicitly stated.
> As a side note, for the first time using a compass, I had nearby
> metal give me a false heading.
Gotta be careful with that. I had trouble figuring out which corner
of a bridge was southwest because every corner I went to claimed one
of the others was the real southwest corner. *rolling eyes* Kind of
makes you want to get a GPS, huh? *wink* =)
-- Ryan
Compass headings
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Compass headings
From: Eric Polk (ericpolk@attbi.com) |
Date: 2003-02-15 17:27:11 UTC-08:00
As I was following some directions today that used
heading (e.g. 20 paces at 300), I kept missing where I was aiming for. I
wondered what I was doing wrong when I remembered that my compass has a magnetic
declination adjustment.
I was wondering if the compass headings given in
directions to boxes are adjusted for magnetic declination or not? Or does
it just depend on who is giving the directions.
As a side note, for the first time using a compass,
I had nearby metal give me a false heading. I had taken a compass reading
and moved a few feet closer to a fire hydrant when I noticed that the compass
had changed direction and was pointing towards the fire hydrant, almost 90
degrees off north.
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Eric Polk
Re: Compass headings
From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-02-16 05:31:19 UTC