Al Massey Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Sorry, that's just not right It depends on the projection used for the map - they're the same for many rectangular maps of the world... http://kartoweb.itc.nl/geometrics/Map%20projections/equidistant%20normal.gif But they are wrong as the lines are not curved so they wouldnt line up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 These are true north Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 But they are wrong as the lines are not curved so they wouldnt line up All maps are 'wrong' in a way... the world map I posted is 'wrong' because the north pole would be shown as a line across the top of the map! (If it went that far north, it doesn't for that reason). But going up each of the vertical grid lines does head towards true north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Lay a map down on the ground, orient it with some local landmarks, then put a magnetic compass on it to find Magnetic North. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriella Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Is this any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I'm not asking anybody, I'm just telling everybody. We can look for the North Pole, or we can play 'Here we go gathering Nuts and May' with the end part of an ants' nest. It's all the same to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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