Compass Points

A navigational compass is often divided into 8 parts, just like the Wheel of the Year.  Sometimes the compass is only divided into the 4 main parts or sometimes 16 parts.

The 4 main directions are:

    1) North (N) (000 or 360 degrees)
    2) East  (E) (090 degrees)
    3) South (S) (180 degrees)
    4) West  (W) (270 degrees)

These divisions are farther divided into 4 more points which are:

    1) Northeast (NE) (045 degrees)
    2) Southeast (SE) (135 degrees)
    3) Southwest (SW) (225 degrees)
    4) Northwest (NW) (315 degrees)

These eight divisions are sometimes again divided into equal parts.

    1) North-Northeast (NNE) (022.5 degrees)
    2) East-Northeast  (ENE) (067.5 degrees)
    3) East-Southeast  (ESE) (112.5 degrees)
    4) South-Southeast (SSE) (157.5 degrees)
    5) South-Southwest (SSW) (202.5 degrees)
    6) West-Southwest  (WSW) (247.5 degrees)
    7) West-Northwest  (WNW) (292.5 degrees)
    8) North-Northwest (NNW) (337.5 degrees)