Jump to content

This mabey a dumb question.


Recommended Posts

Heading is the direction you are... well.. heading.

 

Bearing is the direction from where you are to where you want to go (i.e. a waypoint).

 

If you are heading right to the waypoint, these will be the same.

 

Setting your GPSr to display both heading and bearing in the Goto or navigation screen will greatly help in locating a cache, if you also have a magnetic compass handy.

 

The compass will tell you if the heading displayed is correct (as it will not be when you slow and near the cache). Use the bearing displayed and dial that into your compass and use the distance displayed. never fails.

 

12077_700.gif

Link to comment

quote:
Originally

Setting your GPSr to display both heading and bearing in the Goto or navigation screen will greatly help in locating a cache, if you also have a magnetic compass handy.


 

If you're going to use a magnetic compass, it's a good idea to set your GPS up to use magnetic north rather than true north. Most cachers who use magnetic compass headings in hints, puzzles, etc, and aren't always very good about labeling the headings as such.

 

Most maps use true north however, so if you're going to use both, then learn to convert. Here near San Francisco the magnetic deviation is 15 or 16 degrees east, which means that to convert from true to magnetic, I need to subtract 15 (or 16).

 

-- Mitch

Link to comment

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...