The advanced outlook and navigating, sat-navs and stuff.

[RobM77]

Mr Whippy said:

RobM77 said:

I must confess I've always had a gripe with signing on main roads. If you turn off a main road then you'll find that very few of them are named in a way that visitors to the area would understand. I think the A1 is the only exception. Normally, rather than seeing major towns or north, south etc you are given the names of minor towns/villages that only a local would know. It's also very common to have a motorway signed from a roundabout once, but then never again until you're at the motorway. Very annoying!

Yep, it's easier up North to be honest, the A1 is a good example, not many 'big' cities, and those there are you know, and are the ones that are posted on signs.

I guess this can change down south where there are more large places and a sense of 'knowing where you are' can be lost easily... expectation of some knowledge is still a must, or a map to reference.

Dave

The other day I tried to get to Bath from Taunton without Sat Nav, and every road junction I came to was signposted to places that I hadn't heard of! My instinct at each junction was right in the end, but it would have helped to have the major towns like Glastonbury, Bath or Bristol signposted, or even just some indication of which way was North! Maybe a compass would have been useful...

[Mr Whippy]

RobM77 said:

Maybe a compass would have been useful...

Shadows point Westwards before 12am, North at midday, then point Eastwards into the evening...

Every signpost is a compass (if it's sunny )

Dave

[RobM77]

Mr Whippy said:

RobM77 said:

Maybe a compass would have been useful...

Shadows point Westwards before 12am, North at midday, then point Eastwards into the evening...

Every signpost is a compass (if it's sunny )

Dave

[Mr Whippy]

Point taken

But even a clouded sunshine diffuse over a large portion of sky can give you a hint of direction...

I've used it quite often and it's 'good enough' if you are genuinely properly disorientated

Dave

[RobM77]

Mr Whippy said:

Point taken

But even a clouded sunshine diffuse over a large portion of sky can give you a hint of direction...

I've used it quite often and it's 'good enough' if you are genuinely properly disorientated

Dave

Yes, in all seriousness this is doable yes. Of course at night the North Star can be used as well.. Being a geeky astronomy type I have been known to do this whilst driving

You can get quite accurate direction from the sun with a wristwatch: http://lifehacker.com/software/directions/use-your...

[Mr Whippy]

RobM77 said:

Mr Whippy said:

Point taken

But even a clouded sunshine diffuse over a large portion of sky can give you a hint of direction...

I've used it quite often and it's 'good enough' if you are genuinely properly disorientated

Dave

Yes, in all seriousness this is doable yes. Of course at night the North Star can be used as well.. Being a geeky astronomy type I have been known to do this whilst driving

You can get quite accurate direction from the sun with a wristwatch: http://lifehacker.com/software/directions/use-your...

Hehe, thats a handy one, if you have a watch with hands

The North star is a handy one too I guess. Problem is when they are too close to vertical the error tracing the direction back to the horizon gets a little wooly.

Dave

Edited by Mr Whippy on Monday 15th October 14:37

[RobM77]

Mr Whippy said:

The North star is a handy one too I guess. Problem is when they are too close to vertical the error tracing the direction back to the horizon gets a little wooly.

Dave

That's the advantage to being a southerner I suppose