T1 Wks7&8 (13-26 Mar) Navigation - map & compass
Section outline
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We're now getting ready for our Pinnacles trip.
Here we'll look at maps:- scale (eg 1:50,000) and distances (horizontal map distance & slope walking distance)
- gridlines (true / magnetic / true north)
- longitude and latitude
- features (roads, buildings, cliffs, streams)
And, we'll look at compasses:
- Adjusting for the difference between magnetic and grid north
- Bearings from map and from land
Resources
- Reading a map
- Using a compass
- Download any NZ 1:50,000 topographical map here https://www.linz.govt.nz/land/maps/linz-topographic-maps/map-chooser/map-chooser---bq31