Navigation at night can easily be accomplished via stars and constellations but during the day, you must have an alternative…

In the wilderness, it is sometimes useful to be able to calculate the distance to a faraway object. Using a…

You can use nature to determine the general north/south direction in a pinch. Moss, puddles, snow melt patterns, rings in…

In a wilderness survival situation, you can determine direction using “markers” in the sky, constellations and key stars, that point…

Because the moon has no light of its own, we can only see it when...

The earth's relationship to the sun can help you to determine direction (celestial navigation). Shadows will move in the opposite…