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title: "Bearings guides — Online Compass"
description: "Calculate an initial bearing between coordinates, interpret great-circle distance and compare geographic bearings with compass headings."
canonical: "https://onlinecompass.lol/blog/category/bearings"
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# Bearings

 

Calculate an initial bearing between coordinates, interpret great-circle distance and compare geographic bearings with compass headings.

 

## Articles

 

[![Illustration of a ruler connecting two blue markers on a contour map.](https://onlinecompass.lol/images/blog/calculate-a-bearing-480.webp)](https://onlinecompass.lol/blog/calculate-a-bearing) 

[Bearings](https://onlinecompass.lol/blog/category/bearings) · Oct 3, 2026

 

## [Calculate a bearing between two coordinates](https://onlinecompass.lol/blog/calculate-a-bearing)

 

Calculate an initial geographic bearing, check coordinate order and north reference, and understand great-circle distance and changing direction.