On Tue, 09 Jun 2015 19:46:27 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 6/9/2015 7:10 PM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:12:30 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

I got turned around one dark night, and ended up
way off my route. Walmart has car compass, several
versions, in the auto parts section. Actually,
most auto parts stores should have compass. I have
a magnetic compass in both vehicles.

Daytime, you can ballpark the direction by where is
the sun, and what time is it.

Can't you find the North Star at night?


My part of the world has major cloud cover,
nearly all of the year. Made worse by urban
lighting. So, no.


Roads signs give a clue. Odd numbers are north / south. Even numbers
east / west. When trying to find a business address location - odd
addresses are on one side of the street, even address numbers on the
other. When you get near the business, you know you need to turn left
or right.