cardinal points
The cardinal points of the compass are North, East, South and West. Another name for them is the cardinal directions.
north star
Cardinal points or Cardinal directions
The compass indicates the direction of magnetic North, from that you can work out South, East, West and all the other points on the compass.
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
One end points to magnetic north and the other end points to the south.
Compass
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.
32 points
A compass rose is the name given to the face of a compass on which the points and direction names are printed. Some compasses rotate the whole compass rose, with direction read off a fixed point in the housing. Other compasses have a fixed compass rose and use a free spinning magnetic needle on a pivot to point towards magnetic north.