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About how I do it too. But Im not charting any super wild courses. I also like to have a reference point other than north. A large peak usually.I don't use the map like that.
I attempt to orient the map to the terrain.
Then I walk a ways and make sure I'm heading the correct way I want on the map.
What ever compass direction that is it is.
Um. Be careful saying it doesn't matter. Depending on where you are in the us the difference can be 20* or more. if you are navigating with a map and compass that can mean a big difference in what azimuth you shoot vs what you follow.
not to get all mathy, but if for example you are in western Washington and you want to go 1 mile due north, if you took a magnetic compass heading of 0* and walked a mile, you would end up 1/3 of a mile to the east of where you want to be.
if none of that makes sense, google “declination navigation” and read a few of the how to‘s.
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I believe most US TOPO maps will list the declination at the bottom. I was stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY. We were told not to worry about the declination. And if you look at the above map I may have been around 1* W??Um. Be careful saying it doesn't matter. Depending on where you are in the us the difference can be 20* or more. if you are navigating with a map and compass that can mean a big difference in what azimuth you shoot vs what you follow.
not to get all mathy, but if for example you are in western Washington and you want to go 1 mile due north, if you took a magnetic compass heading of 0* and walked a mile, you would end up 1/3 of a mile to the east of where you want to be.
if none of that makes sense, google “declination navigation” and read a few of the how to‘s.
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