How Do You Use An Analog Watch As A Compass?
If you are bereft of a compass but need to know north and south you can use a traditional clock face to approximate those directions and this wikiHow will tell you how. • Determine if you are in the northern or southern hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere: • Point the hour hand in the direction of the sun. • Bisect the angle between the hour hand and the twelve o’clock mark to get the north-south line (substitute 1 o’clock mark during daylight savings time). North will be the direction further from the sun. In the southern hemisphere: • Point twelve o’clock in the direction of the sun. • Bisect the angle between the hour hand and the twelve o’clock mark to get the north-south line. • North will be the direction closer to the sun, south the other way.
