Uploaded November 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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If you carry a functioning Analog wrist watch, then you can use it to find your North & South directions! A little known trick, but very handy.

Hold your watch flat and point the hour hand towards the sun. Bisect the angle between the hour hand and the twelve o'clock mark to get the north-south line. North will be the direction furthest from the sun. South will be the direction closest to the Sun.

You can also use a digital wrist watch, but you have to create imaginary clock hands. Alternatively, you can arrange sticks in a way that will mimic the face of an analog watch. Position the sticks to represent the current time.

Note: This method only works in the Northern Hemisphere.

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