![A compass is an instrument used for navigation and orientation that shows direction relative to the geographic cardinal directions (or points). Usually, a diagram called a compass rose shows the directions north, A compass is an instrument used for navigation and orientation that shows direction relative to the geographic cardinal directions (or points). Usually, a diagram called a compass rose shows the directions north,](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/1ffddda053804d07b98e992f6912287d/t96ggd.jpg)
A compass is an instrument used for navigation and orientation that shows direction relative to the geographic cardinal directions (or points). Usually, a diagram called a compass rose shows the directions north,
Is there a such thing as a 'compass type device' where you can set a direction and it always follows it, like an adjustable compass? - Quora
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![Navigation and Related Instruments in 16th-Century England - Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) Navigation and Related Instruments in 16th-Century England - Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/fora/learn/education/images/nav1_1.jpg)
Navigation and Related Instruments in 16th-Century England - Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
![What is this nautical-related brass item? It's mounted in a wooden box and looks like a compass, but doesn't point towards north. : r/whatisthisthing What is this nautical-related brass item? It's mounted in a wooden box and looks like a compass, but doesn't point towards north. : r/whatisthisthing](https://preview.redd.it/cxn7b3zalug71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=bff291af254801d29e364933dd11ef22850ddfad)