Compass Mode helps you orient yourself using your heading relative to True North and your distance to landmarks or terrain features—useful when navigating unfamiliar territory or deep backcountry. Use the Rangefinder alongside Compass Mode to drop a Waypoint at a specific distance, which is handy for marking a location you can't physically reach yet.
How to use Compass Mode
Open the Tools menu and tap Compass Mode to view your current heading, based on True North, and a distance scale.
Alternatively:
- Tap the Location button twice.
- Tap the Compass icon to enter Compass Mode.
Your compass heading shows at the top of your screen and updates as you rotate your phone.
- Use the center sight line and tick marks to estimate your distance to areas within your line of sight.
- Tap the Lock icon
to freeze or unfreeze your current heading and prevent the map from rotating.
How to use the Rangefinder
- Tap the Rangefinder icon
to drop a Waypoint at a specific point while in Compass Mode.
- Place a finger on the screen and slide it up or down to adjust placement.
- Tap the Add Waypoint button
.
- Make any desired edits.
- Tap Done to save it to your My Content list.
Tap the Lock icon to freeze or unfreeze your current heading and prevent the map from rotating. Tap Exit to return to a normal map view.