How to use a watch as a compass together with the position of the sun

There are some different rules where you use the hour hand, the 12 on the dial and the sun to find the directions. It gets a bit simpler if your watch has a 24 hour hand (and it's set to local time rather than UTC). Me, I think that's a bit more complicated than necessary.

What you need to remember is really a lot easier to remember and it's usable together with a digital watch.

In the northern hemisphere, you only have to remember this:

0600   East
1200   South
1800   West
2400   North (if applicable)

In the southern hemisphere, let south and north switch places.


Document created 2002 June 10 by Urban

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