Magnetic North To Grid North

Magnetic declination is expressed in degrees east or west. Back in ye olden days of paper maps, the grid to magnetic variation would be printed in the sidebar of the map. Note that for our australian clients, the new gda2020 is available.

The legend states that at the center of the sheet the true north is 0°51′ (0 degrees and 51 minutes). So if you’re a fan of this forces' favourite mnemonic to remind you how. (i would likely round this to 8.

Short video explaining how to convert from grid north to magnetic north.

Back in ye olden days of paper maps, the grid to magnetic variation would be printed in the sidebar of the map. Magnetic declination, or magnetic variation, is the angle on the horizontal plane between magnetic north (the direction the north end of a magnetized compass needle points, corresponding to the direction of the earth's magnetic field lines) and true north (the direction along a meridian towards the geographic north pole).this angle varies depending on position. Geographical north applies in the latitude/longitude system (curved surface of the earth). Magnetic declination, sometimes called magnetic variation, is the angle between magnetic north and true north.