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Map Reading Task 369

4 trig points on the maps but which one are we looking at?
What landscape features help you work it out?
If I like your answer it doesn't mean you are correct!
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
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August 27, 2026 at 7:59 AM
I get to do a lot of remedial mapreading lessons. Never had to take the party back to kindergarten for how clocks and calendars work.
August 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Map Reading Task 367

Identify the 2 features highlighted and the position from where the photo was taken.

If I like your answer it doesn't mean you are correct!
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
Map extract via Hiiker
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August 13, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Alas, not even in the US Army will you find mapreading taught. I shamed a roomful of Majors asking about their ability. They hadn't any.
August 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The handwriting is thought to be by Robert Benson Bowman (1808-1882), who was a bookseller and an amateur botanist.
If you zoom into each image, you can read the species names - a fantastic overlay of geology and taxonomy.
#maps #naturalhistory #mapreading #uniquemaps
July 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Map Reading Task 361

The runners are heading for the feature highlighted.
Can you locate it on the map?

If I like your answer it doesn't mean you are correct!
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
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July 2, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Map Reading Task 360

Locate the 2 hills AND the photo location on the map.

If I like your answer it doesn't mean you are correct!
Video answer for Patreon subscribers this evening.
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June 25, 2026 at 8:01 AM
An update from Ordnance Survey on a report of a missing trig point. This gives more urgency to the petition to give Trig Points protected heritage status.
#OrdnanceSurvey #MapReading #Navigation #Petition
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Missing Trigpoint – Update from Ordnance Survey
A few weeks ago I noticed that the Trig Point at Lawhead Farm (NT 09312 66388) was missing as I drove past on the main A71 road which passes nearby. It was perched on the edge of a slope overlookin…
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June 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
A few weeks ago two chaps sat on a wall looking at a map trying to figure out where they were.
I hope they're not still there 😁

Video in the comments explains their predicament and gives the answer.
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June 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Paper maps are great but they can soon go out of date. With online subscriptions you always have the most up to date version.

Here's a good example of when online maps are better.

Route choice from A to B would be much easier with the updated map!
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June 2, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Maps on your phone are fine but they don't make it easy to look at the bigger picture.
Today we used the full Dark Peak map in order to identify features on the other side of the valley.
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May 17, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Another couple of attic finds, both from the 1940s, both priced at 1/- (5p)
#morsecode #wireless #mapreading
April 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Map Reading Task 346

Identify the 2 features highlighted AND the photo location.

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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March 19, 2026 at 8:50 AM
99% of time I'll be looking ahead, only 1% will be mapreading, checking heart rate, mileage etc. So I won't really notice it.

Opticians were so good, gave me endless free trials to get right prescription. Ended up all summer with free contacts. The toroidal one was like having normal eyes back. 😁
March 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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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February 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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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January 15, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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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January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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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January 1, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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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December 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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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October 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Trying to work out which stream junction we are at!
Typical scenery from today's navigation course on Kinder.
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September 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM