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10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000! Based on estimates of our own galaxy, astronomers have guessed that this is about the number of stars in our universe. “And that?” You may be wondering. Well, if he forgot or lost his digital camping compass (or just wants to be challenged), he can use other methods to pinpoint his location, when he gets lost in the wild. Whether he needs to get to his camp; a cave, a gorge or a lake; or an Amish Country Inn Berlin Ohio, you can do it using Mother Nature as your compass. Sounds interesting?
Wristwatch Method
If your wristwatch has hands, it can tell you more than just the time and what time you should check into an Amish Country Inn Berlin Ohio. You can determine directions with it!
As if you had a digital camping compass, hold your watch in front of you. Then hold a blade of grass, toothpick, or twig to the edge of the clock face. The small object should cast a shadow towards the center of the wristwatch. Then the clock starts turning. Continue doing this until the shadow cuts the distance between the hour hand of the clock and the “12” on the clock face in half.
Clever! If you are in the northern hemisphere, the “12” on your watch will point south and the “6” will point north. However, if you are south of the equator, the “12” points north and the “6” points south.
sunshade method
This method is based on the length of the sun’s shadow slowly changing in length as it moves from east to west. This is what you need to do:
o Find a level area of sand or dirt and clean it up.
o Locate a stick about 2-3 feet long
o Push the stick into the ground until it is upright
o Place another stick or small stone at the end of the shadow line
o Kick back and relax for half an hour
o Place another stick or small stone at the end of the new shadow line.
o The two suits or lines are placed from East to West. The first marker is West and the second marker is East.
o For those in the northern hemisphere, north makes a right angle to the east-west line (away from the sun). If you are in the southern hemisphere, south is perpendicular to the line.
moon shadow method
There is an interesting variation of the Sun Shadow Method, but it uses the light of the bright moon instead. Again, place a 2 to 3 foot long stick in the ground. Use a string that is as long as the shadow of the moon to make a circle around the stick on the ground. After an hour, keep checking the shadow until it is long enough to touch the circle. This process will take 1 to 6 hours. A line between the original and new shadow points is your East-West line. Determine north or south in the same way as with the sun’s shadow method.
Polaris Method (North Star)
With this method, you first find the Big Dipper in the night sky. That is the group of seven stars within the Ursa Major constellation. Four of the stars form a bowl, while the other three form a dipper. Then measure five times the length of the bucket, up to the rim. You will then see Polaris the North Star, which is almost directly north. You can also find the constellation of Cassiopeia, which is on the other side of the Pole Star. Shaped like a “W”, this constellation also points to Polaris. Notice how other stars constantly circle Polaris.
Of course, using a digital compass is always more accurate than getting help from Mother Nature to determine your location. But if you’re lost and need to get to an Amish Country Inn Berlin Ohio or anywhere else in a jiffy, look to the stars (or the moon)!