To the North or South magetic pole. (Depending on which hemisphere you are.)
If you point the north side of the compass away from you the compass will point south. Because the needle always points north (magnetism).
The needle, or "pointer", of a compass will always point North. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass
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A compass.
Compass points always towards Earth's magnetic north.
the compass would point north because it Always points north unless you are at the north pole. :)
the north pole
The point to which a compass always points is the magnetic North Pole. This is because the compass needle aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field, which is directed towards the magnetic North Pole.
A compass will always point to the south pole of a magnet.
A compass point is lightly magnetised and is attracted the the magnetic north pole, so provided there are no other stronger magnets nearby the compass will always point north, and knowing where north is you can then work out all the other directions.
Use a compass. It will always point to a magnet's south pole.