SHADOW STICK DIRECTION FINDER
BEING ABLE TO FIND DIRECTION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ANY BODY WISHINGTO SPEND TIME IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS WHAT I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU
IS A SIMPLE WAY TO FIND IT USING THE APARENT MOVEMENT OF THE SUN.
ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO PUT A LITTLE MORE THOUGHT AND STUDY INTO IT
WILL ALSO REALISE THE POSSIBILITIES FOR TELLING THE TIME AND EVEN
SOLTICES AND SEASONS.
FIRST START WITH A FLAT PIECE OF GROUND IN A SUNNY LOCATION
NEXT PLACE A STRAIGHT STICK VERTICALLY IN THE GROUND AND NOTE WHERE
THE END OF THE SHADOW FALLS ON THE GROUND
MARK THE END OF THE SHADOW AND WAIT AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BUT
THE LONGER THE BETTER
AFTER THE SHADOW HAS MOVED REMARK YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE 2
SMALL STICKS I USED TO MARK
JOIN A LINE BETWEEN THE 2 MARKS MADE THE FIRST MARK WILL BE IN THE DIRECTION OF WEST
JUST A COUPLE OF IDEAS FOR YOU TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE SHORTEST
LINE/INTERSECT BETWEEN THE LINE DRAWN IN THE DIRT AND THE BASE
WILL INDICATE NOON.AND THE LENGTH OF THIS WILL VARY WITH THE TIME OF THE YEAR AND THE LATITUDE