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cardinal points
The cardinal points of the compass are North, East, South and West. Another name for them is the cardinal directions.
The points of a compass star represent the cardinal directions: North, South, East, and West. These directions help with navigation and orientation, providing a frame of reference for determining location and direction.
Cardinal points or Cardinal directions
The North Star points towards the compass point North.
The four main points of a compass are north, east, south, and west. These points help in determining direction when navigating.
4 Basic (Cardinal) Points of a Compass
what do you call the points of a compass
The needle of a compass can point to any star you'd like it to. Just flip and turn the compass and the needle will be in different directions, poinling to different stars. But a compass isn't anything to do with stars. Tatyana Martynova
Compass
North Star points at True North, you can use a compass and north star to see how far off magnetic north is from your location. .
The number of points will depend upon the type of compass rose you have. The most simplistic compass rose has four points, while the most common is the eight-pointed compass rose. However, there are some with 16- and 32-points.