What’s a compass?  It’s a device that contains a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic North and your bearings based on that position.  A compass can be used in a variety of ways, from telling which way magnetic North is following an uncharted path on a wilderness trail.

NORTH of my current position is LUDLOW, MA
SOUTH is HAMPDEN, MA
EAST is MONSON, MA
and
WEST is SPRINGFIELD, MA (called Sixteen Acres)