The Compass app comes built-in on every new iPhone, and it's helpful when you want to make sure you're going in the right direction. Here's how to launch the app, calibrate it, and use it to find your ...

I like navigating via paper maps. I know that makes me sound old school. But there are actually still a lot of places out there without cell phone service, and those are usually some of the most fun ...

There’s something about the pull of the great outdoors that seeps into your bones. You start off slow, maybe for a walk in the woods near your house. But soon, that call of the wild has you gearing up ...

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 ...

This article will save your life. A basic paper map is the simplest, most reliable and most effective way to find your location and navigate somewhere else. But, in the age of GPS and Google Maps, ...

If you have a compass, you can know the direction exactly, but not many people carry a compass with them all the time. Also, smartphone apps with a compass function may not be usable in an emergency ...

Global positioning systems have revolutionized the way people get from point A to point B. Utilizing satellites and orbital data, GPS devices can ping these satellites and compute location anywhere on ...

The day before "Superstorm Sandy" came calling, I delivered some camping stuff to a site about a mile into the woods. Instead of taking the usual path, which I could almost follow by feel, I decided ...

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Which way does your front door face? Which direction is your school? The library? Your best friend's house? Being able to visualize directions adds ...

WatchOS 9 brought several new additions to the Compass app, including the new ‘Backtrack’ feature. Here’s how to get the most out of it. First, the compass face is easier to read, with oversized ...