{"id":32726,"date":"2023-11-15T12:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8044ad7b-ab97-45b0-be21-87d1c0c122b9"},"modified":"2023-11-15T12:39:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:39:26","slug":"how-to-measure-distance","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/how-to-measure-distance\/","title":{"rendered":"How to measure distance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\">Learn how to measure distance on a map with this 90-second navigation video by the Ramblers. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By countryfile\n      <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 15 November 2023 at 11:24 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Measuring distance is essential when planning your walks. In this video by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramblers.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ramblers<\/a>, you&#8217;ll learn how to check and use the scale on your map, as well as three ways to measure distance on a map: using a Romer scale on a compass; a Romer scale on a timing card; or using a ruler and some maths.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/what-is-navigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is navigation?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/how-to-navigate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5 simple tricks to help you navigate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/how-to-read-map-symbols\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to read map symbols<\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"How to measure distance\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9grOL-L4OLI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Learn how to measure distance\/Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 id=\"h-looking-for-more-navigation-tips\">Looking for more navigation tips?<\/h2><p>The Ramblers\u2019 research revealed that 21% of people are put off from tackling a walk for fear of getting lost. 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