Compass, Points of the

The circle of the horizon may bc and is best referred to angular degrees. It has also been divided into thirty-two equiangular and named points. A point is 11.25°. The names of the points are as follows: North, North by East, North North-east, North-east by North, North-east, North-east by East, East North-east, East by North, East, East by South, East South-east, South-east by East, South-east, South-east by South, South South-east, South by East, South, South by West, South South-west, South-west by South, South-west, South-west by West, West South-west, West by South, West, West by North, West North-west, North-west by West, North-west, North West by North, North North-west, North by West. They are indicated by their initials as N. N. W., North North-west, N. by W., North by West.