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Bearing Preferences
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About Bearing
Bearing listings are created as the result of creating route directions in the Route tab or from an Advanced
(Distance From) search in the Find tab. Bearing refers to the compass direction of a given object measured
clockwise in degrees (for example, 30°) or nearest compass point (for example, NNE) and indicated from
True North or Magnetic North.
Notes
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Magnetic declination is the difference in degrees between True North and Magnetic North at a
specific location.
The bearing setting does not affect map appearance.
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To Set Bearing Preferences
Use the following steps to change the bearing.
1.
Click the
Map Display
tab and then click
Units
to display the Units options.
2.
Under Measures, select the desired bearing from the Bearing drop-down list.
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True North—The direction to the north pole.
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Magnetic North—The direction that a compass needle points. This is the default setting
for Street Atlas USA 2005.
