The Rose of the Winds 1. A weathervane similarly indicates wind source. The north point was a dart, a triangle, a sea-god's trident, or a star.
Lines indicating direction grow further apart with increasing distance.
From the wind rose to the compass . The points of the rose became degrees on the compass because surveyors deal in angles. B. Determining North and South without a compass 1. South is halfway between the hour hand and the 12, except at noon, when they are the same. During Daylight Savings Time, place a match at the point where the hour hand had been an hour before.