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[[Image:CompassUseMapMarked.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Taking a bearing with a protractor compass]]
The '''protractor compass''' is a type of [[compass]] commonly often used in hill walking, [[orienteering]] and other outdoor sports and pursuits.
[[Image:CompassUseTargetMarked.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sighting a bearing with a protractor compass]]
The '''protractor compass''' is a type of [[compass]] commonly often used in [[hill walking]], [[orienteering]] and other outdoor sports and pursuits.


Named after the [[protractor]], a protractor compass consists of a '''baseplate''', with an inscribed '''direction-of-travel''' arrow, and a rotating housing marked out in degrees, containing a magnetised compass needle. This allows [[Bearing (navigation)|bearing]]s to be taken directly from the map, adjusted for magnetic declination, or recorded numerically and re-used.
Named after the [[protractor]], a protractor compass consists of a '''baseplate''', with an inscribed '''direction-of-travel''' arrow, and a rotating housing marked out in degrees, containing a magnetised compass needle. This allows [[Bearing (navigation)|bearings]] to be taken directly from the map, adjusted for magnetic declination, or recorded numerically and re-used.


For usage, see [[Compass#Using a compass|Compass: Using a compass]].
For usage, see [[Compass#Using a compass|Compass: Using a compass]].


==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Thumb compass]]
*Thumb compass


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Latest revision as of 20:06, 17 January 2010

The protractor compass is a type of compass commonly often used in hill walking, orienteering and other outdoor sports and pursuits.

Named after the protractor, a protractor compass consists of a baseplate, with an inscribed direction-of-travel arrow, and a rotating housing marked out in degrees, containing a magnetised compass needle. This allows bearings to be taken directly from the map, adjusted for magnetic declination, or recorded numerically and re-used.

For usage, see Compass: Using a compass.

See also

  • Thumb compass