• What’s difference between Land Navigation and Orienteering?

  • Land Navigation and Orienteering are quite similar. They both use a compass and a map to locate a known location.  Land Navigation is a skill that forms the core knowledge for participating in Orienteering.  Orienteering, though is a sport with competitions for all levels of skill.  They encourage you to use land navigation skills but also other methods to quickly get from one point to another.  The competitions can be timed, but if you’re doing it on your own, it can be just for leisure.  An example that might help explain better is that if someone were learning, they may want to go directly from point A to point B while shooting an azimuth using a compass and using their pace count to go straight there.  Whereas, someone doing orienteering in a competition might notice a natural rock formation that they can see from a distance which would allow them to forego the map and compass and just head to the rock formation on the fastest route possible. 

• What is Geocaching​

  • Geocaching is something entirely different and a far simpler way to explore.  You use your phone via the geocache app to go from point to point.   The app will help guide you to each leg.  Go to www.geocaching.com to learn more or download their very user friendly app.  Once you’re in look for the Haddam Land Navigation course.​

• Which Method should I use?

  • T​his course and website is set up to be used by all level of skills as well as how hard you want to work on a given day.  We also have materials that support each of these levels.  The below list goes from MOST INVOLVED  to EASIEST. Take your pick.

    • ​Most Involved -  Land Navigation

      • ​Use our Box List and 1:25000 map

      • PLOT the Boxes on map

      • Figure out the order that you want to tackle the boxes.

      • PLOT the azimuths on your map

      • CALCULATE each leg’s distance.  

      • See the Plan Your Trip Page before heading out

    • Medium Hard - Pre-Plotted Boxes 

      • Print our 1:25000 map with Boxes printed on them​

      • Figure out the order that you want to tackle the boxes.

      • PLOT the azimuths on your map

      • CALCULATE each leg’s distance.  

      • See the Plan Your Trip Page before heading out

    • Medium - Orienteering​

      • Print out the orienteering map​

      • Figure out the order that you want to tackle the boxes.

      • PLOT the azimuths on your map

      • CALCULATE each leg’s distance.  

      • See the Plan Your Trip Page before heading out

      • NOTE:  This website is extremely grateful for the help of Gord Hunter for his work in creating the Orienteering maps that we have on the webage.  

    • Easy - Geocaching - Note - this is still being approved by the web admins. Check back soon for updates. 

      • Go to our Geocaching.Com webpage

      • Figure  out order that you want to tackle the boxes

      • See the Plan Your Trip Page before heading out

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