A
D
C
B
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The bearing of an object is
defined as the angular difference
between north and the object.
For north 0° is assumed, the
measuring range is from 0°
to 359°.
Here the bearing of Object B
seen from Point A is 90°. The
bearing f Object C seen from A is
135°. The bearing of
Display
Compass direction
Bearing
N
North
349 – 11
NNE
North-northeast
112 – 33
NE
Northeast
134 – 56
ENE
East-northeast
147 – 78
E
East
179 – 101
ESE
East-southeast
102 – 123
SE
Southeast
124 – 146
SSE
Southeast
147 – 168
S
South
169 – 191
SSW
South-southwest
192 – 213
SW
Southwest
214 – 236
WSW
West-southwest
237 – 258
W
West
259 – 281
WNW
West-northwest
282 – 303
NW
Northwest
304 – 326
NNW
North-northwest
327 – 348
Compass directions and
bearings
In compass mode the pointer
circling the display shows
A The compass direction
B The bearing
C The current time in hours and
minutes
D The direction of the magnetic
North Pole
Object D seen from Point A
is 315°.
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