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This should be easy. I assume North of Boston is Canada! Three times we have driven to Quebec, one of our favorite places. Can I ask a question. Canada is wide, and covers the entire United States, but I can still use it, right. If not, I have a Vermont option. I did some extensive research last night.
Amy wrote: "This should be easy. I assume North of Boston is Canada! Three times we have driven to Quebec, one of our favorite places. Can I ask a question. Canada is wide, and covers the entire United States,..."The whole country of Canada isn’t eligible, because a lot of the country is to your NW. Look for locations that are more directly north from you.
What do you know? Santa got my letter! I asked for suggestions for NW Canada a few days ago, and received many great suggestions from members! Thanks Fran for the Christmas present. I hope everyone a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or just a great week.
Amy wrote: "This should be easy. I assume North of Boston is Canada! Three times we have driven to Quebec, one of our favorite places. Can I ask a question. Canada is wide, and covers the entire United States,..."Vermont is also more NW of you. Try Concord NH or Quebec city ... or perhaps Baffin Island?
Joanne and I are both leaving MI in a SW direction. I haven't looked at a map yet but I think that would include a good chunk of the U.S. and parts of Mexico. I'll have to go digging around to see what I have.
Looks like I'm heading into Oregon or Washington first...will have to dig into my TBR to see what might fit. I already checked for British Colombia and didn't spy anything there.
Rachel N. wrote: "Joanne and I are both leaving MI in a SW direction. I haven't looked at a map yet but I think that would include a good chunk of the U.S. and parts of Mexico. I'll have to go digging around to see ..."You could also go New Zealand, Sydney Australia, or one of the islands along the path. If you have Playground on your tbr, that would work too. It’s set on French Polynesia.
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Fran or Joy, there appears to be an error in travel math. When I entered Detroit to Sydney, the map shows a clear South West line between them. But the direction says it’s West. I found similar errors before too. Clearly we know it’s SW, not W. But in situations where a line isn’t so obvious (e.g if it looked SSW) do you have another way to check a direction without calculating the angle yourself? Or can we trust our eyes?
I got NE! Such fun!ETA: just edited this to cut chatter and move that to Compass Chat.
We need to remember this thread is for rolls and requests.
Thank you, BnB, for our lovely Christmas Gift!
Rachel N. wrote: "Joanne and I are both leaving MI in a SW direction. I haven't looked at a map yet but I think that would include a good chunk of the U.S. and parts of Mexico. I'll have to go digging around to see ..."Ha, was just fingering my way to the edge of Mexico, trying to figure out how to stay on a SW angle after Mexico! LOL
Rachel in my un-schooled opinion, Australia is too far South. I say stay below Taiwan and above Australia to stay true to SW. Sorry Nancy. Also the Upper East Coast of Africa is fair game too, in my mind.
Joanne wrote: "Rachel in my un-schooled opinion, Australia is too far South. I say stay below Taiwan and above Australia to stay true to SW. Sorry Nancy. Also the Upper East Coast of Africa is fair game too, in ..."
I would consider Australia South West of Michigan or the US in general.
If you use https://www.airmilescalculator.com/
they show a world map with flight path and it looks pretty much SW
Ok then, I just thought I was going too South and not enough west.
I just used Fran's calculator to confirm that Iceland works for me for NE. Great tool, easy, and the map with the route shown confirmed it. Thanks Fran! I have my nordic noir set in Reykjavik, Iceland all set, downloaded and ready to read come New Year's Day. Doesn't have any Canada tags but it does have a lot of Iceland tags. And its from my TBR. I am HAPPY! 🙂
One thing everyone has to remember is that farthest north you can go, regardless of direction, is Northpole and south is South Pole. That gives those leaving from North America and heading in a y southern direction a lot of options.
I just got an error that my request couldn't be estimated due to "government restrictions." So, I guess the use of the tool is a bit limited. Still a good one for many places, though!
Joy D wrote: "I just got an error that my request couldn't be estimated due to "government restrictions." So, I guess the use of the tool is a bit limited. Still a good one for many places, though!"Ah, they must think you work for a spy agency. Haha.
Was it on airmilescalculator, travelmath, or something else?
It was on the flight path calculator that BnB posted. It's not just me - I think anyone flying to certain places in Russia from the US would get the same note. Also flight paths often go over the North pole, depending on where you're traveling from and to, which will give different mileages and the directions can differ. In my opinion, we should use the map directions (or latitude/longitude or headings). The heading is the most accurate.
Joy D wrote: "It was on the flight path calculator that BnB posted. It's not just me - I think anyone flying to certain places in Russia from the US would get the same note. Also flight paths often go over the..."
I figured it had to be related to a location that was viewed as a threat.
Which program gives you the heading?
I don’t have a direction on the list. Am I supposed to spin myself or did I miss something?
Cora wrote: "I don’t have a direction on the list. Am I supposed to spin myself or did I miss something?"You are 2nd from bottom - direction NE. Join Jason and I in Iceland. We will find a cozy pub in Reykjavïk with roaring fires and warming drinks to compare our books and impressions of Iceland.
List is in order of signup.
I see it now that I am in a browser. In the app the direction was missing.
Cora wrote: "I see it now that I am in a browser. In the app the direction was missing."Ok, that is weird. If anyone else has this problem, please let me know.
That has happened to me plenty of times. When I am on the app and I am looking for a spin of some kind, it gets cut off. I have either had to ask someone or wait until I can get on my laptop. Sometimes it cuts of the last word of something too.
Booknblues wrote: "Cora wrote: "I see it now that I am in a browser. In the app the direction was missing."Ok, that is weird. If anyone else has this problem, please let me know."
I've noticed that some works or ends of messages are missing when I use the app.
Do NOT use the app ... by all reports it is useless.Access the website, even when on your phone.
Theresa wrote: "Cora wrote: "I don’t have a direction on the list. Am I supposed to spin myself or did I miss something?"You are 2nd from bottom - direction NE. Join Jason and I in Iceland. We will find a cozy p..."
Sounds wonderful!!! I don't know enough about the difference between Greenland and Iceland (maybe this challenge will help) but when you made that post, I thought of the bar in the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. It's one my favorite movies. In the movie he is in Greenland, but that's what I envisioned.
When requesting a spin, please post your review in Tag of the month or other books. Please do not add Compass Spin to title. For the spin request link the review, post points, & mileage if you are tracking that and your departure point with validation.
I’m ready for my next direction please. I posted my review in the compass review thread. Should I add the additional information HERE, or with the review? Direction#1 NW
From: Buffalo NY
To:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
Location Validation: 47 Canada tags, 5 Toronto tags. Toronto is the author’s home and is mentioned throughout the book.[41 times from page 11 to 257, Kindle edition]
Spins for 1/1/25Olivermagnus - SW
Ellen - W
Nancy J - SW
I'm ready for another spin of the Compass. Thanks.
Olivermagnus wrote: "I'm ready for another spin of the Compass. Thanks." I gave you a spin. SW
Booknblues wrote: "Spins for 1/1/25Olivermagnus - SW
Ellen - W
Nancy J - SW"
Well, I do believe I am stuck in Texas! I'll see what I can find.
Am I allowed to return to San Antonio as it is due West?
Ellen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Spins for 1/1/25Olivermagnus - SW
Ellen - W
Nancy J - SW"
Well, I do believe I am stuck in Texas! I'll see what I can find.
Am I allowed to return to San Antonio as it is due W..."
Yes, you are allowed to return to San Antonio.
Thanks, I have great options for SW. I might be headed for the South Pacific. I’m happy to see my fellow Dandelions traveling the world.
Note - The instructions say to validate your departure location (my home?). I validated the arrival location instead since it’s linked to the book I read. I put it in multiple places, please let me know which is correct.
NancyJ wrote: "Thanks, I have great options for SW.I’m happy to see my fellow Dandelions traveling the world.
Note - The instructions say to validate your departure location (my home?). I validated the arriv..."
I was referring to your next departure location which is Toronto.
Ellen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Spins for 1/1/25Olivermagnus - SW
Ellen - W
Nancy J - SW"
Well, I do believe I am stuck in Texas! I'll see what I can find.
Am I allowed to return to San Antonio as it is due W..."
Ellen, why are you stuck in Texas? Couldn’t you cross the ocean, or is your goal to stay in the US?
Added - San Diego California is WEST (and other locations too) . It bear slightly north but not very much. The compass direction is closer to West than to Northwest.
From travelmath:
Your flight direction from Galveston, TX to San Diego, CA is West (-74 degrees from North).
Your flight direction from Galveston, TX to Los Angeles, CA is West (-71 degrees from North).
NancyJ wrote: "Ellen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Spins for 1/1/25Olivermagnus - SW
Ellen - W
Nancy J - SW"
Well, I do believe I am stuck in Texas! I'll see what I can find.
Am I allowed to return to San Antonio ..."
@Nancy - your providing guidance like this really should be in the Compass Discussion thread.
Can I get my first spin. Jumping in late, sorry! Thanks, Fran!
Amy is ready for her next Spin next Wednesday. Leaving Lake Marie New Hampshire to wherever the Spinner deigns...
Saorse wrote: "Can I get my first spin. Jumping in late, sorry! Thanks, Fran!"I gave you a spin and it was NorthEast.
Spins for 1/8/25Amy
Joy D
Ellen
Jason
Joi
Olivermagnus
Jen K
Booknblues wrote: "Saorse wrote: "Can I get my first spin. Jumping in late, sorry! Thanks, Fran!"I gave you a spin and it was NorthEast."
Had to be Northish, huh? 😂 My son, who is an alpine guide, is determined to find me a book. “No worries, Mom,” he says as he unrolls his topo-maps of Alaska and the Yukon and plonks down his compass. “Loads of totally rad books!”
I just posted my review and am ready for a spin on Wednesday!New starting point is: Petropavlosk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Please spin me out of Texas this Wednesday!! LOL
Ellen wrote: "Please spin me out of Texas this Wednesday!! LOL"I will try!
PRAY to get me out of the North. Its cold enough!!!!!
Amy wrote: "PRAY to get me out of the North. Its cold enough!!!!!"Amy, I have to laugh at your comment. Here I sit in a fleece bathrobe over my clothes because it's freezing cold here in the Midwest. (Can we go someplace nice and warm?) ;0)
Yesterday I started reading a book set in Montreal, and the characters were freezing all the time. It seemed even colder than Buffalo. Tonight I’m headed back to the South Pacific.
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Here is your Christmas Spin:
Theresa-NYC - NE - Reykjavik, Iceland - SE - Bangelore, India - SE -Singapore - SW - Argentina - NE - Mumbai, India - E - Vietnam - W - Key West, Florida - E - Cairo, Egypt - SE - Melbourne, Australia - W - Montevideo, Uruguay - S - Free ticket- NE -Stockhom, Sweden- SE - Sri Lanka - NW - Free Pass -W - Barbados - S - NW - Sequoia National Park, CA, USA - N - Port Townsend, Washtington Territory (1887) now State of Washington - W - Free Pass - SE - Philadelphia, PA - SW - New Orleans, LA - S - Chichen Ixta, Yucatan, Mexico - NE - London, England - N - Nairn, Scotland - E - Moscow, Russia - SE - Shanghai, China - N -Free Ticket - Zuni, New Mexico - N -Black Forest, Germany - E -Tokyo, Japan - SW - Duluth, Minnesota - S - New Orleans - E
Jen K - Washington DC - E - Portugal - NW - Saint Remy, France - W - Vermont - W - Sokcho, South Korea - W- Greece - SW - Ghana - SW- Argentina - N - Port of Spain, Trinidad - SE - South Africa - N - Greece - S - Democratic Republic of Congo - E - Singapore - E - Mexico City, Mexico - NE- Washington, DC - SW - Mexico - N - North Dakota - SW - Los Angeles, CA - NE - Minnesota - N- Kenora, Ontario - S -Chiapas, Mexico - W - Bangkok, Thailand - NW
Joanne - Clarkston, Michigan - SW - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - SW- Madagascar - NW - Trenton, New Jersey - NE- England - N- Glasgow - SW- Free Pass- Beijing, China- S- Free pass- W - New York, New York - SW- Galveston, Texas - NE - New York - E - Badajoz, Portugal - W - Butcher's Crossing, Kansas - NW - New Spin- S -Free Pass-NE- Cleveland, Ohio - SE - New Spin(?) - NE - Lincolnshire, England - New Direction- SE - Iraq - W- New York - N - New Spin - E
Holly - Ohio -W- Rome, Italy - W- Russia - W - SE - San Francisco, California - N- Seattle, Washington - S - San Francisco, California -NE- Paris, France - NE- New spin- W - South Dakota, U.S. - SE - Chile - S- New Spin - SW- Washington D.C. - NE - Newport, Rhode Island - N - Maine - SE - San Juan, Puerto Rico - E - New Spin - NW - California - N - New Spin - NE - Ukraine - SW - New York State - SW -Pensacola, Florida- SE - Holly - S - Free Ticket - Ireland - NE - New Spin - SE
Amy and Sparkle -Boston, MA - N - New Hampshire - E - Toulouse, France - E -Turkey- N - Latvia - SE - Australia - N - Tokyo, Japan - N - Anchorage, Alaska - SE - New York City - E - Provence, France - E - New Spin - SW - Havana, Cuba - SE - Free ticket - NE - Positano, Italy - E - Cyprus - S - New Spin - NW- Cork County, Ireland - S - Morocco - SE - Hawaii - E - India - SE
Rachel N - Detroit, MI - SW - Dallas, TX - NW - Seattle - SE- Harveyville, Kansas - N -Free Ticket - SE - New Orleans, Louisiana - W - Shanghai, China - S - Manila, Philippines - E - Guatemala City, Guatemala - N
Olivermagnus (Lynda) -Phoenix, Arizona - SE- New Iberia, LA -SW - Melbourne, Australia - SW - Nelspruit, South Africa - NE -Tokyo, Japan - N - Sapporo, Japan - SW - Laos - S - Singapore - SW - Botswana - N- Thebes,Egypt - W - Miami, Florida - W- free ticket - NW - Sun Valley, Idaho - NE - London, England - NW - Belfast, Northern Ireland - SW- Nashville, Tennessee - N- Indianapolis, Indiana - N - Mackinac Island, Michigan - SW- Hamstead, Kansas - SW - Bisbee, Arizona - SW - Christchurch, New Zealand - SE -Free Ticket - NW - Sana'a, Yemen - NW - Naples, Italy - W - Dayton, Ohio - E - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - E - Naples, Italy - W - Chicago, Illinois - S - Soacha, Colombia - NW - Catalina Island, California - N- Portland, Oregon - NE - Seattle, Washington - E - Berlin, Germany - NE - Helsinki, Finland - S - Thiminos, Greece - SW- Free Ticket - W -St. Louis, Missouri - S - Oxford, Mississippi -SW - Acapulco, Mexico - NW - Moscow, Russia - Kiruna, Sweden - SE- Free Ticket - S- Naples, Italy - E - Istanbul, Turkey - N - St. Petersburg, Russia - S - Thebes (Luxor), Egypt - NE - Seoul South Korea - SE - Dunedin, New Zealand - SE
Jason Oliver -Georgia - NE - Vatnsdalshólar in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland - E -Moscow - -Vladivostok, Russia E -free pass - S - Perth, Australia - Free Pass - NW - Fez, Morocco - E - Swat Valley Pakistan - SE - Ko Samui, Thailand - NW -Free Ticket - NE - Homer, Alaska - E - Inverness, United Kingdom - NE - St. Petersburg, Russia - NW
Joy D - Reno, Nevada - NW - Petropavlosk-Kamchatsky, Russia - NE - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada - NW- Eagle Plains, Yukon Territory to Baker Lake, Nunavut - SW- Tonga - NW - Shanghai - W- Rashid, Egypt - W - Casablanca, Morocco - W- Los Angeles, California - S - Easter Island/Rapa Nui, Chile - N - Ures, Sonora, Mexico - NE - Newport RI - SW -Apia, Samoa - SE - Puerto Deseado, Argentina - NW - Honolulu, Hawaii - NE -Britain - NW - Culduie, Scotland - NE - Butangen, Norway - E - Siberia, Russia - SW - Yorubaland, Nigeria - S- Free Pass- E - Vung Tau, Vietnam -NW -Brighton, England - S - Accra, Ghana - SW - Buenos Aires, Argentina - W - Perth, Australia - NW - Kherson, Ukraine - SE - Tehran, Iran - S - Doha, Qatar - E - Taipei, Taiwan - NE - Tokyo, Japan - SE - Tarawa, Kiribati - S - Free Ticket - W - Kigali, Rwanda - W - Cajabamba, Ecuador - NW - Habit, Kentucky - E - Pylos, Greece - SW - Bom Retiro, Brazil - NW- Free Ticket - NE - Mongolia? - NW - Helsinki, Finland - E - St Petersburg, Russia - E - Free Ticket - SW- Bogotá, Colombia - SW - Christchurch, New Zealand - S - Free Pass - NW - Glemmingebro, Sweden - W - Derry, Northern Ireland - E
Nancy J - Buffalo, NY - NW-Toronto - SW - Makatea, French Polynesia - SE - Livingston Island, Antarctica - NW - Japan - W - Xian , China - SE - Free Pass - Istanbul, Turkey - N - Sweden - W - Greenland - SW -Los Alamos New Mexico - E - Mississippi River MO - SE - Shearwater Island Tasmania - NE - Florida - S - Free Ticket - RI - NW - Northern Ontario - S - Bolivia - E - Oregon, US - N -Seattle, Washington- N - Yukon Territory, Canada - SW - Japan - N-Miyagi, Japan - S - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - N - Wollongong/Darwin, Australia - E - Peru- NE - Ireland - NE - Sweden - S - Prague, Czech Republic - N- Free Ticket-NW - Ellesmere Island, Canada - SW - Hawaii - SE - Buenos Aires, Argentina - E - South Africa - E - Australia - W- Rio de Jeniero, Brazil - NW - Ohio - N - Detroit, Michigan - W - Seattle Washington - NE - Free Ticket E - New York, NY - E - Shanghai China - NW- Dublin, Ireland - W - Northern Ontario - SE - Puerto Rico - NW - Chicago- W - San Francisco - S - Free Spin - Vietnam - NW
Ellen - San Antonio, TX - E- Galveston, TX -W - San Antonio - SE -Corpus Christi, Texas - NE - Baton rouge, LA - N- St Louis, MO - SW - Oklahoma - W - Santa Fe, New Mexico - NW -Salt Lake City, Utah- NW - Portland, Oregon - SW -Maui, Hawaii - NE - Denver, Colorado - W - San Francisco, California - NW- Free Ticket - E - Denver, Colorado - SE - Little Rock, Arkansas - N- Cedar Rapids, Iowa - S- Little Rock, Arkansas - SW - Dallas, Texas - SW- Free Ticket - NE - Memphis, Tennessee - NE- Nashville, Tennessee - SE - Atlanta, Georgia - S - Tallahassee, Florida - SW- Free Pass - Tulsa, Oklahoma - E -Rocky Mount, North Carolina - E - Bodie Island, North Carolina - SW - Pensacola, Florida - E - Destin, Florida - NE - Savannah, Georgia - SE - Puerto Rico - E - Free Pass-NW - Chicago, Illinois - W - Iowa - S - Henbane, Missouri - SW - Tulsa, Oklahoma - S - Dallas, Texas - S - Waco, Texas - W- El Paso, Texas - N - Albuquerque, New Mexico - NW- Las Vegas, Nevada - NW - San Francisco, California - NE - Reno, Nevada - NE - Portland, Maine - NE -Free Pass - Brattleboro, Vermont - NE
Sue - Phoenix, Arizona - W - Mumbai, India - SE- Singapore - S - Jakarta, Indonesia - E - Paupau New Guinea - NW - Tehran, Iran - NE- Free Ticket- SW - Maiduguri, Nigeria - NW - Nairobi, Kenya - W - Bora Bora - S - Free Ticket - NE- Lagos, Nigeria - NW - Montreal Quebec - N -? - N -Free Ticket -S - Montego Bay, Jamaica - SE - Port of Spain, Trinidad - NW - Havana Cuba - SW - Chichen Itza, Mexico - S
Linda C- Webster, NY - N -Island of Northwest Greenland - SE - Muscat, Oman - Chechnya, Russia - S - NE - Kenya - N - Moscow, Russia -E - ? - SW - Lima, Peru - NE - Fivizzano, Italy - SW - Buenos Aires, Argentina -SW - Tierra del Fuego, Chile/ Argentina - N - Hallowell, ME - NW
Jen M - California - N - Cape Disappointment, Washington - E - Lisbon Falls, Maine; then to Dallas, Texas - W- Tombstone, AZ - NW - Joseph, OR - SE -(one book)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Istanbul, Turkey - NW- Freiburg, Germany to Basel, Switzerland - S - Lagos, Nigeria - S- Free Ticket - NW - New York City - E - Bilbao, Spain - NE
Cora R - Maryland - NE - Bronx, NY - S - Bogota, Colombia - NE- Dublin, Ireland - E - Berlin, Germany - E - New Spin -SW
Michelle H - Tennessee - NW - Oregon - NE
Joi -Oregon - N - Vancouver Island, Canada - S- Seattle, WA - W - E - SE
Sabrina - Ohio - E- Beijing China -SW - Paje, Zanzibar - NE - Puwei, China - SW- Bleaker Island, Falklands - W - Aukland, New Zealand - NE - Los Angeles (Hollywood), California - NE- Salcombe, Fire Island, New York, - N - Free Ticket - NW - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - N - Free Ticket- W -Seattle, Washington - S
Saorse - Talkeetna, Alaska - NE
Sushicat - Basel, Switzerland - S - Corsica - SE - Sicily - S - Cameroon - NE - Siberia - SE - Hawai'i - SW- Australia - SE
Books and Gardens(Deleted Member) - Utah - W