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Natural navigation |
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| Camping Expert | article on using nature for navigation |
| Classical Astronomy | quite a detailed guide to navigating by the stars |
| The Natural Navigator | lots of info on navigating by sun, moon, stars, plants and animals |
| Nature Skills | tips on navigating using your watch, the sun and clouds |
| Practical Survivor | finding north using the sun and/or a watch |
| Prepper Link | natural navigation using trees, moss and hillsides |
| Ordnance Survey Magazine | navigating using the sun, moon and stars |
| Space.com | navigating by the stars |
| Space Science | navigating by the north star – including how to make a crude sextant and use it to find latitude |
| Time & Direction | No. 10 of Richard Graves’ free bushcraft books |
| Volbivouac | very interesting article about navigating the natural way, from personal experience |
| Walking on the Web | navigating using lichens |
| WikiHow | how to find true north without a compass |
| World Outdoor Web | several ways to navigate for survival, including making your own compass |
Map & compass |
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| Back Country Attitude | navigation with map & compass |
| Compass Dude | all about compasses |
| How to Use a Compass | tutorials on using a compass |
| Map and Compass | ordnance survey maps, compasses & accessories |
| Map Reading Handbook (pdf) | 36-page manual on map reading and navigation for the military |
| Map Zone (pdf) | map reading made easy peasy for kids |
| MicroNavigation | serious navigation info |
| OA Guide to Map & Compass | several pages of detailed info on map reading, compasses and navigation – good resource |
| Ordnance Survey | map reading information and tutorials |
| Ordnance Survey Blog | map reading skills: how to use a compass – text and videos |
| Ordnance Survey Magazine | a guide to ordnance survey grid references |
| Ramblers | navigation with maps and compass for walkers |
Nautical / celestial navigation |
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| AstroNav | electronic nautical almanac |
| Celestialnavigation.net | all about celestial navigation |
| Classical Astronomy | quite a detailed guide to navigating by the stars |
| How a Sextant Works | really simple explanation / illustration |
| Index of Selected Stars | almanac of the 57 most important stars used for navigation |
| The Interactive Sextant | great fun |
| Interactive Spreadsheets for Celestial Navigation | lots of free information and spreadsheets for celestial navigation |
| Nautical Sun Almanac | for people new to celestial navigation |
| Navigation by Sextant | simple explanation / illustration |
| Navigation Foundation | preserving the art of celestial navigation and related skills |
| The Navigator’s Newsletter | free pdf downloads of all back copies of the newsletter of the Navigation Foundation |
| Online Nautical Almanac | generates nautical almanac daily pages |
| Science Nordic | how Vikings navigated the world |
| Sextant Users’ Guide (pdf) | step-by-step guide to using a sextant |
| A Short Guide to Celestial Navigation | by Henning Umland |
| Space.com | navigating by the stars |
| Space Science | navigating by the north star – including how to make a crude sextant and use it to find latitude |
| Visit My Harbour | free UK nautical charts and pilotage, plus useful navigation articles |
| Wikipedia | entry on celestial navigation |
