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Posts by RedGrittyBrick‭

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Q&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 th...

posted 9y ago by RedGrittyBrick‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&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.

posted 9y ago by RedGrittyBrick‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&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 var...

posted 10y ago by RedGrittyBrick‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&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 cra...

posted 7y ago by RedGrittyBrick‭

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Q&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 webpag...

posted 7y ago by RedGrittyBrick‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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