This quick and easy technique is used to align a map with the
landscape. This means that if a feature is to your right on the
map it will also be on your right hand side in the landscape.
Or to put it another way north on the map will point towards
north, east on the map will point towards east and so on.
To do this, simply place your compass on the map and turn
the map until the north-south grid lines align with the compass
needle. Make sure the red end of the needle points towards the
top of the map and that’s it!
The map is now aligned with the landscape. It does mean of
course that unless you are facing north yourself the words on
the map will not be the right way up, but you should have no
trouble reading them. You should double check the alignment
by matching up some obvious features.
siest way to use a map and compass together.