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Probably the most accurate way to find North, if you have 
no compass, is to use an open-faced watch. Holding the 
watch flat, turn it so that the small or hour hand points 
directly toward the sun. The South will then be half way 
between the hour hand and the figure XII on the dial. Be- 
fore noon the halfway point is between the hourhand and 
XII clockwise, and after noon it is between the hour hand 
and XII counter-clockwise. 
How to Find North by the Stars 
All stars appear to rise in the east and set in the west, 
which is really due to our earth turning around under them. 
But one star never moves in relation to us, and that is Polaris, 
the North Star, which stands still over the north pole to show 
us where North is. - 
