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Re: Why four cardinal compass points?
From: Jacquelin Hardy
Date: 2026 Oct 9, 18:08 -0700
From: Jacquelin Hardy
Date: 2026 Oct 9, 18:08 -0700
When ''Boxing the compass'', like North, Northby East, NorthNorthEast, NE by North, we counted by Points, or 360 div by 32, never bothering about dégrées.
As for the cardinal points, the only point that has a REAL meaning is EAST. EAST is where the Earth is turning towards. The other 3 are just relative to EAST, that is left, right and behind.
Just an opinion
