Activity for RedGrittyBrick‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Answer	—	A: Offset in compass Adjusting Declination According to the maker that compass has "tool-less declination compensation" - so you should be able to correct that for local magnetic declination The video on their webpage shows how to make the adjustment - it looks like you apply pressure to the top and twist. For compari... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Getting into canoeing - UK FYI Do I need a license to paddle on the Thames? If you’re paddling on the non tidal section of the river (Cricklade Bridge to Teddington) yes, you need either a non powered pleasure craft license available from the environment agency here or join the British Canoe Union (BCU) here.... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: I never adjust for true north. Is this bad practice? Where your magnetic compass points can be quite far away from the north shown on your map ) For example, on the line marked 30, your compass would point 30 degrees away from true north. (more)	—	almost 9 years ago
Answer	—	A: How much distance is there between True North and Magnetic North Poles? Magnetic pole The distance from the rotational north pole varies over time -source By the time you read this, the north magnetic pole could be half the circumference of the planet away from the true (i.e. rotational) north pole. Thats over 20,000 km apart. It has been in the past. See magnetic p... (more)	—	almost 9 years ago
Answer	—	A: Onlinetool to setup a track in a map and calculate the distance Note: updated 11 Aug 2015 to add Viewranger. I had a similar question (which I have deleted) relating to the UK, here's what I found (from comments to my deleted Q and from answers here) that varies from the other answers here I primarily wanted to draw a post-walk track from memory as a longer te... (more)	—	almost 10 years ago