Orienting arrow: The arrow or box, usually about the width of the magnetic needle, drawn on the interior of the compass housing. Index line: The line that comes down from the direction of travel ...

The resulting "Frog Compass" sculpture ... By class vote, the winning design was drawn by then-junior Dipre. "My thought process was trying to incorporate nature into it," Dipre said.

Earliest records show a spoon shaped compass made of lodestone or magnetite ore ... Often, the Big Dipper (Great Bear) was drawn within the center disc. The square symbolized earth and the circular ...