July 06, 2020 02:53PM
there are other factors. Declination is the angular difference between true and magnetic.... deviation further corrects for other factors that effect a compass.

IOW... you don't get perfectly straight declination/deviation lines like Longitude and Latitude. Hope I said that right. - JamesJM
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  Magnetic north and true north, know the difference?

JamesJM278July 06, 2020 10:18AM

  Supposed to be south..

sstrams139July 06, 2020 10:58AM

  LOL... yes, but true or magnetic?

JamesJM122July 06, 2020 11:07AM

  So, what exactly...

sstrams130July 06, 2020 11:25AM

  Re: So, what exactly...

JamesJM195July 06, 2020 12:22PM

  Ok, well, that was cool..

sstrams135July 06, 2020 01:21PM

  Makes me wonder how much I take for granted....

JamesJM126July 06, 2020 01:38PM

  Too much knowledge..

sstrams137July 06, 2020 01:44PM

  Re: So, what exactly...

AlbaNY_Ram136July 06, 2020 02:36PM

  Pretty much...

JamesJM128July 06, 2020 02:53PM

  Re: Pretty much...

AlbaNY_Ram169July 06, 2020 03:35PM

  Think of it while picturing it from over the top of the north pole...

JamesJM150July 06, 2020 04:58PM

  Re: Think of it while picturing it from over the top of the north pole...

AlbaNY_Ram130July 07, 2020 01:51AM

  I think that you're thinking of it like surface lines similar to Long. and Lat....

JamesJM184July 07, 2020 04:30AM

  Re: I think that you're thinking of it like surface lines similar to Long. and Lat....

AlbaNY_Ram129July 07, 2020 01:38PM

  Don't trust me to explain this correctly....

JamesJM133July 07, 2020 02:32PM

  Re: So, what exactly...

zn153July 06, 2020 06:32PM