What are some ways to tell the direction [North, East, South, West] you are headed? And more generally, what are some cool nature tricks you've learned through the years? [more inside]
posted by cloeburner on Apr 16, 2008 - 35 answers

What is a good gift for someone who will be moving to Japan for four months? [more inside]
posted by pammo on Dec 5, 2007 - 15 answers

I'm looking for a digital compass + travel clock device for my oversea trip next year. Do you guys have any recommendation? Ideally, it should be small and has good battery life (and not outrageously priced :).
posted by parttimeninja on Oct 28, 2007 - 1 answer

What is the ID of an analog watch with compass worn by the Myles Leland character on Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. ? [Spoiler inside] [more inside]
posted by Mitheral on Mar 11, 2007 - 7 answers

Is there an easy-to-use, on-line mapping site that can optionally indicate magnetic north on large-scale map images? [more inside]
posted by Dave 9 on Jul 5, 2006 - 3 answers

What is this scale on this compass (see inside)? How is it used? [more inside]
posted by rubin on Jul 25, 2005 - 4 answers