Surf these sites: How To Use a Compass -- An illustrated compass tutorial. It teaches how to use a compass in several lessons. From an easy introduction to how to find the way in dense fog or if you haven''t got a compass. Also contains suggested exercises. International Orienteering Federation -- This is the official site of the International Orienteering Federation Map & Compass from BaseCamp -- Nice page, with a good attempt to explain both map and compass. More geared towards hikers than orienteers, though. Maps and Compasses -- Extensive coverage of navigation, not only for orienteering. N3sport - Orienteering -- This is a very professional site that presents news, and results from the elite, but more importantly for most, it has schedules, registration services and results for races all over the world. You can even analyze races you have participated in through nice Java applets. Navigation With Map and Compass -- Links to resources that deals with navigation. Orienteering Unlimited -- The site provides information about the sport of orienteering. In addition, it describes the program and map making services offered by Orienteering Unlimited. Orienteering and Rogaining Home Page -- The oldest of the large orienteering pages on the net. This page has been around for more than five years, and still provides good information. Orienteering for the Young -- This is a booklet about orienteering by James Baker. It explains in several pages how a course for beginners are made. US Orienteering Federation -- The US Orienteering Federation (USOF) is recognized by the International Orienteering Federation and the US Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for orienteering in the United States. What is Orienteering? -- Nice and pretty extensive homepage that explains and teaches orienteering. World of O -- A huge index of orienteering sites maintained by Norwegian orienteer Jan Kocbach.
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