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To find true North at night without a compass, locate the North Star if you live in the Northern hemisphere, which is the last star in the handle of the Little Dipper constellation. To find true North during the day, place a stick straight up in the ground and mark where the stick's shadow lands with a rock. Repeat this again after 10-15 minutes. Then, draw a line between the two marks which will run from East to West. Stand on this line with the first mark on your left, and the other mark on your right and you will be facing true North. To learn how to find true North using the stars from the Equator or southern hemisphere, scroll down!