It is the quickest way to tell the direction with a compass. Place the compass horizontally. When the magnetic needle is at rest, the end marked with "N" refers to the north. Although this method is simple and quick, it needs to pay attention to two points: first, try to keep it level; Second, don't get too close to magnetic substances.

2. Use a straight rod to determine the direction.

In the wild, people can insert a straight rod (such as a long branch) into the ground to make it perpendicular to the ground. First, put a stone at the vertex A of the column shadow.

After about 10 minutes, put a stone with the shadow vertex of the new benchmark as point B. Connect the stones at A and B into a straight line, and the direction of this straight line is the east-west direction. The direction perpendicular to the AB line is the north-south direction, and the end facing the sun is the south.

3. Use the pointer table to determine the direction.

When the watch is placed horizontally, the position indicated by the hour hand (24-hour clock) is facing the sun, and the direction indicated by the scale at 12 on the dial is about the north.

4. Use Polaris to determine the direction.

There is no sun at night, which can be judged by Polaris. Find the easily recognizable Big Dipper (Ursa Major) or W Star (Hou Xian Constellation), and you can quickly find the North Star.

5, look at the hillside to identify the direction.

In winter, the side with less snow and faster melting is the south, and the side with more snow and slower melting is the north. In summer, the flourishing side of flowers and trees is the south, and the opposite side is the north.

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