Scientists have detected unexpected activity in the high Arctic as the magnetic North Pole heads towards Russia in a way that ...

You’ll guess that two of them are true North, pointing to the North Pole, and magnetic North, pointing to the Earth’s north magnetic field, but how about the third? It’s grid North — the ...

Because of the difference between magnetic North and true North, the sundial reading could be off by an hour or more. The variation will depend on the local difference between magnetic and true North.

Each of these is a disruption in the magnetic field that can affect a compass' ability to accurately point to true north.

Speaking to The Independent, global geomagnetic field modeller for the British Geological Survey (BGS) Dr William Brown ...

True, magnetic and grid north are expected to align over Fraserburgh in 2026 True, magnetic and grid north have aligned for the first time in UK map-making history, according to Ordnance Survey ...