By north
from Boston, Massachussetts, USA to London, Great Britain, Europe you travel in eastern direction
North
In the western
North west =-]
To travel to Greenland to Alaska, in what direction would you travel.
You would be traveling in an easterly direction.
southeast
The straight line between these two point has has a direction of "west north west". On a compass it is approximately 67 degrees to the west of north.
you would have to travel northwest.
you would have to travel north
To travel from Melbourne to Brisbane, you would travel in a north-northeasterly direction.
If you would travel from Chicago to New Orleans you would be headed in a mostly south direction.