1. Bearings – Measuring – Worksheet A
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3. Give your directions to a friend and see if they can find it!
Pirate Island N
To find a bearing:
With a ruler, draw a straight line between the points.
Measure the angle clockwise from North.
Pirate’s
Point
Smuggler’s
Lookout
110°
290°
060°
Looter’s
Lookout N
1) Find the bearings of:
Looter’s Lookout from No Man’s Land _____
Pirate’s Point from No Man’s Land _____
Looter’s Lookout from Pirate’s Point _____
The Den from Pirate’s Point _____
Crystal Springs from Pirate’s Point _____
The Den from Looter’s Lookout _____
Pirate’s Point from Looter’s Lookout _____
Castaway Island from The Den _____
Jack’s Harbour from Castaway Island _____
Crystal Springs from Jack’s Harbour _____
No Man’s
Land
The
Den
Castaway
Island
Crystal
Springs
2) An old note points the way to some buried treasure…
From Long John’s Drop 078°
From Looter’s Lookout 202°
Long John’s
Drop
Mark on the map where the buried treasure is.
You need to rebury the treasure! Find a new place and describe where it is!
Jack’s
Harbour
Give your directions to a friend and see if they can find it!

4. Give your directions to a friend and see if they can find it!
Pirate Island N
To find a bearing:
With a ruler, draw a straight line between the points.
Measure the angle clockwise from North.
Pirate’s
Point
Smuggler’s
Lookout
110°
290°
060°
Looter’s
Lookout N
1) Find the bearings of:
Looter’s Lookout from No Man’s Land _____
Pirate’s Point from No Man’s Land _____
Looter’s Lookout from Pirate’s Point _____
The Den from Pirate’s Point _____
Crystal Springs from Pirate’s Point _____
The Den from Looter’s Lookout _____
Pirate’s Point from Looter’s Lookout _____
Castaway Island from The Den _____
Jack’s Harbour from Castaway Island _____
Crystal Springs from Jack’s Harbour _____
070°
No Man’s
Land
020°
100°
The
Den
Castaway
Island
Crystal
Springs
2) An old note points the way to some buried treasure…
From Long John’s Drop 078°
From Looter’s Lookout 202°
Long John’s
Drop
Mark on the map where the buried treasure is.
You need to rebury the treasure! Find a new place and describe where it is!
Jack’s
Harbour
Give your directions to a friend and see if they can find it!

5. Give your directions to a friend and see if they can find it!
Pirate Island N
To find a bearing:
With a ruler, draw a straight line between the points.
Measure the angle clockwise from North.
Pirate’s
Point
Smuggler’s
Lookout
110°
290°
060°
Looter’s
Lookout N
1) Find the bearings of:
Looter’s Lookout from No Man’s Land _____
Pirate’s Point from No Man’s Land _____
Looter’s Lookout from Pirate’s Point _____
The Den from Pirate’s Point _____
Crystal Springs from Pirate’s Point _____
The Den from Looter’s Lookout _____
Pirate’s Point from Looter’s Lookout _____
Castaway Island from The Den _____
Jack’s Harbour from Castaway Island _____
Crystal Springs from Jack’s Harbour _____
070°
No Man’s
Land
020°
100°
The
Den
150°
175°
Castaway
Island
215°
280°
095°
Crystal
Springs ×
Buried
Treasure
205°
330°
2) An old note points the way to some buried treasure…
From Long John’s Drop 078°
From Looter’s Lookout 202°
Long John’s
Drop
Mark on the map where the buried treasure is.
You need to rebury the treasure! Find a new place and describe where it is!
Jack’s
Harbour
Give your directions to a friend and see if they can find it!

8. Give your directions to a friend and see if they can find it!
Pirate Island N
To find a bearing:
With a ruler, draw a straight line between the points.
Measure the angle clockwise from North.
Pirate’s
Point
Smuggler’s
Lookout
110°
290°
060°
Looter’s
Lookout N
1) Find the bearings of:
Looter’s Lookout from No Man’s Land _____
Pirate’s Point from No Man’s Land _____
Looter’s Lookout from Pirate’s Point _____
The Den from Pirate’s Point _____
Crystal Springs from Pirate’s Point _____
The Den from Looter’s Lookout _____
Pirate’s Point from Looter’s Lookout _____
Castaway Island from The Den _____
Jack’s Harbour from Castaway Island _____
Crystal Springs from Jack’s Harbour _____
No Man’s
Land
The
Den
Castaway
Island
Crystal
Springs
2) An old note points the way to some buried treasure…
From Long John’s Drop 078°
From Looter’s Lookout 202°
Long John’s
Drop
Mark on the map where the buried treasure is.
You need to rebury the treasure! Find a new place and describe where it is!
Jack’s
Harbour
Give your directions to a friend and see if they can find it!

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