The compass dictates your direction or heading, and a map shows you where you are on that heading by giving you points of reference. You use the two together to determine where you are, where you ...

After a two-year absence, Google has brought the in-map compass back to Google Maps on Android thanks, it says, to continued user pressure for a return of the feature.

Google Maps users on iPhone do not need to do anything to get the compass back, as Google never removed the UI widget from the iOS app. Just start navigation, and it’ll still be there.

Besides being cheap and simple, a baseplate compass, with its see-through design, is easy to use with a map. The Suunto M-3 NH is a solid baseplate compass for beginners and experienced orienteers ...

The little floating compass widget was unceremoniously ripped from Maps in what Google said was an “effort to clean up the Navigation screen” — which you can see in the header image above.

After a lengthy absence, Google is bringing back the compass widget within Maps on Android. And don't worry, this isn't some cruel April Fools' Day joke on the company's part.

In an amusing twist, my sister-in-law is a self-identified map person who much prefers working with compass people so she and she alone can decide how the project will get where it’s going.

For some activities, map and compass reading are crucial skills. Terry Brann, from Frederick, said that when hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2010, it was well-marked enough that he didn’t really ...

No special equipment is needed other than a compass. However, most of the time it is used only to be sure the map is properly “oriented” to the terrain.

The Map and Compass Navigation Skills Class will meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, at Rockwood Nature Center at 3401 Courthouse Road in Chesterfield.