Picture this: you’re with friends in an unfamiliar forest using only a map and a compass to guide you to an upcoming checkpoint. There are no cell phones or GPS gadgets to help, just good old ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Nashville Orienteering Club is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization promoting orienteering, map and compass education, ...

If your Geeklings are getting tired of Geocaching, and you're looking for something a little more challenging for them, then it's time you gave some thought to Orienteering. The basic idea of the ...

Take the Kids: Grab your compass and head to Harris Lake's orienteering course As staff at Harris Lake County Park in southwestern Wake County looked for ways to keep visitors engaged during the ...

Even in an age of GPS devices and smartphones, about 20 people attended an orienteering class Sunday afternoon to return to the basics. In the class, which is given about four times in November at the ...

With a map tucked under his arm and a compass held out at waist level, Scott Smith of East Rowan High School twists the compass dial until the hollow, arrow-shaped indicator lines up with the red ...

Monroe County Environmental Education Center will offer an orienteering program at 10 a.m. Saturday at the center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Bartonsville. Roger Spotts, education coordinator, will ...

iOS ships with a basic compass that you can use to find your basic heading when driving or hiking. It's not as robust as some third-party orienteering apps, but it will work in a pinch when these ...