I read a great article on the BBC recently that was giving tips
on finding your way in a city. Did you know that most UK
satellite dishes (all belonging to the same provider) point
roughly south east? They’re pointing at the same geostationary
satellite, fixed at the same point over Earth. We’re all
becoming increasingly reliant on having a GPS signal to know our
location – whether it’s to find your nearest cinema/petrol
station/restaurant on a mobile phone, following the soothing
tones of your satnav, or plotting a route for your next
countryside walk. But what happens when you lose your GPS
signal, or your battery dies on the device you’re using?
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Ingamells from Woodland Ways is our guest blogger today The
sun’s path through the sky is completely predictable and if we
become familiar with its movements it can be used to navigate
quite accurately. So what is its path through the sky? Ask most
people and they will say it rises in the east, passes over