what is the point from which an azimuth originates?
6 3. AZIMUTHS. An azimuth is defined as a horizontal angle measured clockwise from a north base line. This north base line could be true north, magnetic north, or grid north. The azimuth is the most common military method to express direction. When using an azimuth, the point from which the azimuth originates is the center of an imaginary circle. This circle is divided into 360 or 6400 mils (see Appendix G).