Thus you would leave the first junction going to the ESE (turn left) and leave the second junction going to the E (fork left) etc.
When compass directions are given to more than the four cardinal points, they will usually relate to directions of departure from junctions, for example:
ESE E SSW SSE E
Thus you would leave the first junction going to the ESE (turn left) and leave the second junction going to the E (fork left) etc.
Compass directions are sometimes used to specify the precise directions by which you cross gridlines, so the same route would be:
SW E E SSW SSE E
Tip: If you have trouble remembering your compass points, try thinking of "Never Eat Shredded Wheat" - in a clockwise direction !
Compass Bearings
will be given in terms of degrees instead of compass points. You must remember that 0 or 360 degrees is North, 90 is East, 180 is South, 270 is West etc. For example:
110 90 200 160 90
These are occasionally used to specify approach and/or departure directions at junctions and there are two main and quite different methods in use.
Firstly, you leave each junction in the direction of the hour hand, assuming that you arrive at the junction from six o'clock. Thus 12 o'clock means straight ahead, 3 o'clock is a right angle turn to the right and 7 o'clock is a hairpin turn left. So our route would be:
8:00 11:00 4:00 11:00 10:00
By the other method, you approach from the direction of the hour hand and leave by the minute hand. If you assume that the clock stays orientated so that 12 o'clock is always North it will be thus:
2:20 10:15 9:35 1:25 11:15
However, if the clock can change it's orientation you will just have to look at the angle between the hour and minute hands at each specified time to determine the angle through which you should turn at each junction.
Tip: If you wear a digital watch it won't help you much !