SECOND CLASS SCOUT

Identifying Landmarks

If you know on the map where you are, you can identify mountains, lakes, buildings, and any other landmarks you can see.

Step 1. Take a bearing on the landmark. Holding the compass in your hand, aim the direction-of-travel arrow at the landmark you want to identify. Turn the compass housing until the needle lines up over the orienting arrow. The north end of the needle should be pointing at N on the compass housing.

Step 2. Orient the map. On the map, locate your position. Find the symbol that repre- sents the place where you are standing.

Step 3. Identify the landmark. Place your compass on the map with one edge of the baseplate touching your location. Move the entire compass around until the meridian lines in the housing are parallel with any magnetic-north line drawn on the map. N on the compass housing should be pointing toward the top of the map.

Draw a line along the edge of the baseplate starting at your location and going in the direction of travel. Look at the symbols under that line. One of them should repre- sent the landmark you want to identify.

plate starting at your location and going in the direction of travel. Look at the symbols under that line. One of them should repre- sent the landmark you want to identify.