Orienteering (Subscribe)
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Links
Compass Sport
http://www.compasssport.co.uk/
Britain's national orienteering magazine. Features full event coverage with worldwide circulation.
Hungarian Orienteering
http://lazarus.elte.hu/tajfutas/index.html
Includes general facts about Hungary, council members of the Hungarian Orienteering Federation, list of local Federations and clubs, links to Hungarian orienteers, results, profiles of the Hungarian National Team, 2000 and 2001 Hungarian Cup results, clickable local maps, Hall of Fame, and related links.
Magnetic Compass from "How Stuff Works"
http://www.howstuffworks.com/compass.htm
Illustrated tutorial explains magnetic compass operation and shows how to make your own compass.
Map Reading and Land Navigation
http://www.wildernessmanuals.com/manual_1/index.html
Online manual on map reading and land navigation based on US Army training materials which includes instructions on maps, compasses and other navigational aids.
Navigation With Map and Compass
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Falls/9200/navigation_map_compass.html
Links to resources that deal with navigation.
North by the Moon
http://www.edibleplants.com/month/moonorth.htm
Shows 2 methods of finding direction.
Orienteering
Information on the sport and the skills needed to play it. Includes diagrams and pictures.
Orienteering for the Young
http://www.us.orienteering.org/OYoung/
A booklet about orienteering by James Baker. It explains in several pages how a course for beginners is made.
Orienteering in Ireland
Clubs, fixtures, results, news, magazine, forum and links are provided, as well as an explanation of the sport and details of the Irish Orienteering Association.
Orienteering Online
http://www.orienteeringonline.net/
Offers news, articles, gallery, event calendar and interviews.
Orienteering Unlimited
http://www.orienteeringunlimited.com/
Provides information about the sport of orienteering. In addition, it describes the program and map making services offered by Orienteering Unlimited.
Scientific Journal of Orienteering
http://www.ped.gu.se/scijo/scijo.htm
Abstracts of articles included in the journal and subscription information. Also describes how to contribute to the periodical.
Slovakian Orienteering Homepage
http://www.clinitria.com/orienteeringsk/
Information about Slovak Orienteering in English by Juraj Petrinec. Terrain descriptions, news, archives, contacts, and links.
The Western Orienteering and Land Navigation Adventure Company
http://www.orienteeringadventures.com/
Field trips with instruction in map, compass, and Global Positioning Systems. Teaches bearings, triangulate, plot co-ordinate grids, compensate for declination and read topographic maps.
Treasure Hunt Adventures
http://www.treasurehuntadventures.com
Offers orienteering training events throughout the US. Specializes in school programs, teacher training seminars and corporate team building. Contact information and explanation of services.
What is Orienteering?
http://www.williams.edu/Biology/Faculty_Staff/hwilliams/Orienteering/o~index.html
Description of the sport, as well as map legends, control symbols and how to teach the game.
Wilderness Survival: Field-Expedient Direction Finding
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/chp18.php
Describes how to use the sun and shadows for determining direction with illustrations. Also includes information on how to use the stars for finding direction and making an improvised compass.
World of O
http://www.fi.uib.no/~jankoc/worldofo/
An extensive index of orienteering sites maintained by Norwegian orienteer Jan Kocbach.