Bearings

Submitted by BinksUK on

Grid Bearing - Bearing taken using a map
Compass Bearing - Bearing taken using a compass

Magnetic North - The direction of north taken from using a compass
Grid North - the direction of North on a map, usually the vertical grid lines

Magnetic north and grid north can differ as magnetic north moves around - the information for how much at the time the map was published is usually given.

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