Latest posts tagged with #mapreading on Bluesky
Map Reading Task 342
Identify the feature circled and the photo location.
Can you identify any other features?
If I like your answer it doesn't necessarily mean that you are correct!
Video explanation for Patreon subscribers this evening.
Harvey Map extract is Dark Peak Superwalker
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View across a deep valley to drainage lines on the opposite slope, two of which are highlighted in blue. See associated map.
Map showing drainage lines in the associated photo.
Map Reading Task 337
Pinpoint the 2 highlighted features on the map.
Orientating the map will help!
If I like your answer it doesn't necessarily mean that you are correct!
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
Harvey Maps Superwalker used with permission.
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A brown tarp pitched on very rough heather moorland. The view is down a slope with a patchwork of vegetation on the opposite upslope and a distant flat horizon. 5 landscape features have been highlighted for identification on the map.
Harvey Map extract for use with photo.
Map Reading Task 336
I'd set up my tarp for a lunch stop.
What are the 5 features I could see?
Where was I?
If I like your answer it doesn't necessarily mean that you are correct!
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
Map is Harvey Maps Superwalker used with permission.
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Map Reading Task 335
Identify the photo location.
Identify the feature highlighted.
What other features can you identify?
If I like your answer it doesn't necessarily mean that you are correct!
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
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Map Reading Task 333
Work out the route from the profile.
Start & finish at the red / yellow triangle, going clockwise.
If I like your answer it doesn't necessarily mean that you are correct! See my Facebook page for other answers.
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
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Year 7 have been putting their @ordnancesurvey map skills to the test, directing rescue teams after ‘flooding’ at a nearby reservoir. 💜🗺️🧭🌍💜 #OrielGeography #Skills #Application #MapReading #WeLoveGeography
View from high ground across a steep valley. There is a road in the valley bottom. High rocky ground rises on the opposite side and a lake is visible in a cwm to the left. A stream bend is circled in yellow on the right of the photo.
Map extract for use with associated photo.
Map Reading Task 326
Identify the feature circled
What is its elevation in metres?
Where was the photo taken from?
If I like your answer it doesn't necessarily mean that you are correct!
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
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Trying to work out which stream junction we are at!
Typical scenery from today's navigation course on Kinder.
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Map Reading Task 319
Identify the feature circled AND the photo location.
Are there any other features that you can identify?
IF I LIKE YOUR COMMENT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE CORRECT, I'M JUST ACKNOWLEDGING YOU 😁
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
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Day 5
Day 6
Route of my Lakes Loop backpacking trip (days 5 & 6)
Plotted using the Hiiker app (recommended) and Ordnance Survey maps.
hiiker.com?via=david
#hiking #backpacking #camping #lakedistrict #mapreading
Map showing day 1 route
Route of my Lakes Loop backpacking trip (days 1-4)
Plotted using the Hiiker app (recommended) and Ordnance Survey maps.
hiiker.com?via=david
#hiking #backpacking #camping #lakedistrict #mapreading
View down a steep sided grassy valley with high mountains in the distance. 2 features highlighted for use with accompanying map.
Zoomed in view of previous photo.
Map extract for use with accompanying photos.
Map Reading Task 318
Identify the 2 features AND the photo location.
Can you identify any other prominent features?
IF I LIKE YOUR COMMENT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE CORRECT, I'M JUST ACKNOWLEDGING YOU 😁
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening
#mapreading #lakedistrict
grey trig point behind fence posts with a reservoir beyond
white trig point with a reservoir beyond
map extract
map extract
Map Reading Task 316
Two trig points (one newly painted, one a bit grey) each with a reservoir beyond.
Match the photos to the corresponding maps.
Identify the trig points and the reservoirs.
video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening
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View along a valley with mountains on either side. 4 features marked in yellow for map reading task (see accompanying map)
Map for use with accompanying photo.
Map Reading Task 315
Identify the 4 features highlighted in yellow.
Where do you think the photo was taken from?
(Patreon subscribers will receive task and video answer this evening)
#mapreading #eryri #snowdonia
Map Reading Task 314
Identify the feature highlighted AND the point from where the photo was taken.
Zoomed map and photo included for clarity.
Harvey Maps Superwalker extract used with agreement.
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
#mapreading #peakdistrict
Close up of a person taking a compass bearing off an Ordnance Survey map.
Dates for the next Navigation Skills courses. Peak District based.
#mapreading #mapradingcourse #navigationskills
View from a hill looking down a valley to a distant reservoir. Very steep rocky ground immediately ahead with a stream and track in the valley. Partly cloudy. 2 features highlighted in yellow for map reading task - see accompanying map.
Map extract to use in conjunction with photo.
Map Reading Task 313
Identify the 2 features highlighted AND the point from where the photo was taken.
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
#mapreading #peakdistrict
Looking down a steep bracken covered hillside to a flat grassy valley and lake. Tall mountains rise on the other side. The sky is grey and cloudy, threatening rain.
Map extract corresponding to previous photo.
Map Reading Task 312
Identify the two features highlighted.
Photo was taken on a Public Right of Way - where was I?
Patreon subscribers receive detailed video answer this evening
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Map Reading Task 311
A lot of people got the answer wrong last week so this week is a bit easier!
Identify the feature circled in blue.
Where was the photo taken from?
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
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A stream running in a steep sided valley. Vegetation is green - bracken and coarse grass. 2 small trees on right hand valley side. Sun is shining with blue sky and a small cumulus cloud.
Map with coloured dots added to be used with adjacent photo.
Map Reading Task 310
There are 5 coloured dots on the map.
Which one is the photo location?
Why - what details help you work it out?
Video explanation for Patreon subscribers this evening.
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Ordnance Survey map with orienteering controls show in purple and green.
A hand holding a map, demonstrating the "thumbing" technique used in orienteering.
Had a great time doing Spunch today.
A great, beginner friendly navigation event.
#mapreading #orienteering
View from a high location to distant mountains. The foreground has a faint path through grass and rocky ground. The weather is sunny with thin high cloud. 2 features are highlighted - a yellow oval and a white square - to be identified on the associated map.
Map, correctly orientated, for use with associated photo.
Map Reading Task 309
The photo has 2 features highlighted. Locate them on the map.
What is the elevation of the photo location?
What other features can you identify?
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening
#mapreading #lakedistrict
View over a distant lake with mountains beyond. Blue sky and sunlit grassland and trees in the foreground.
Zoomed in version of previous task. One feature circled in yellow to be identified on the associated map.
Map extract to use with previous photographs.
Map Reading Task 307
Photo taken off the map to the NE.
Identify the feature circled in yellow.
What other significant features can you identify?
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
Patreon's spot prize for this task kindly gifted by Stance socks.
#mapreading #stancesocks
A map extract.
Map Reading Task 305
What elevation is Orchard House, circled on the map?
How can you work it out?
(Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening)
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View from the window of a mountain hut looking on to grassy hills. Yellow circle on opposite hill for use with associated map.
Close up of view from mountain hut window. Yellow circle on opposite hillside for use with associated map.
Map extract for use with associated photos,
Map Reading Task 303
Where was the photo taken?
What is the elevation of the feature circled?
Bonus kudos for correctly identifying other features.
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
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Map Reading Task 302
Identify the 2 features and the precise photo location.
(video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening)
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A wire fence on a moorland hill. A TV mast can be seen on high ground. The sky is grey with low cloud.
Map extract.
Map extract.
Map extract.
Map Reading Task 301
No prizes for identifying the mast, but where exactly was the photo taken?
What helps you work it out?
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening
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