TRUE north, magnetic north and grid north have met for the first time in map reading history — at a drainage pipe in Dorset. The three ways of measuring north usually do not align perfectly.

The three 'norths' will combine over Britain this month for the first time in history and stay for the next 3.5 years. True north, magnetic north and grid north are all set to make landfall at the ...

A small village has made map reading history and become the first place where true, magnetic and grid north have met at a single point. According to the Ordnance Survey (OS) the historic triple ...