OutdoorsTried-and-true tip
Marking an east-west line from a stick's shadow ends
Two shadow marks about 20 minutes apart give you a rough east-west line.
- Time
- ⏱ 25 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ medium
What you need
- stick
- stone or twig for marking
- sun
How to do it
- Push a stick upright into the ground.
- Mark the tip of its shadow.
- Wait about 20 minutes.
- Mark the shadow tip again.
- The line between the marks shows east-west roughly. North-south runs at a right angle to it.
Variations
- A half-circle variant with a string is more accurate but needs a clear sky.
Sources
This is where we found the tip. The badge above shows how well it is backed up.
- qsl.net (opens in a new tab)
Dann wartet man etwa 20 Minuten und markiert wieder das Schattenende.“ (Zeilenumbruch im Originaltext entfernt)
