MSP orienteering courses

Wesleyan Campus Orienteering Courses

This page: http://pierce.wesleyancollege.edu/faculty/MSP/orientex/courses.html

For this exercise you will navigate one of six orienteering courses set up across the Wesleyan College campus.

Materials needed:

compass

GPS unit

clipboard and pen or pencil

water bottle - you will be on the course for 30-60 minutes

insect repellant

watch

course record card

campus guide map

aerial map of the front campus

Part I - Orienting your maps

1) The starting location for all of the courses is the East post of the MSC sign on the campus side of the Munroe Science Center plaza. Mark This location on both of your maps with the letter "S".

2) You will use the straight sidewalk running between Taylor, MSC, and Tate as a reference. Establish a bearing to the east-southeast along one edge of the sidewalk. Find the image of the sidewalk on the aerial map.

3) On the aerial map line up one straight edge of your compass with the image of the sidewalk. Keeping the map flat to the ground, rotate the map until the compass needle lines up with its outline in the compass bezel. Now slip your protractor under the compass and line up its straight edge with one the parallel red N-S meridian lines. Draw an ~ 1" line along the edge of the protractor over the forested area of the map. This line should run magnetic north-south. Draw an arrowhead on the north end of this line and label it "N". You can now use this North directional line and your compass to orient your map to the earth at any time.

4) Draw a similar arrow pointing approximately north on the schematic campus guide map. If you keep these two maps oriented roughly the same way you can use the labeled guide map to identify buildings and major features on the aerial photo map.

Part II - Completing the course

1) Make sure that you use insect repellant on your ankles and take adequate water with you on this course. If you feel unwell at any time, rest in the shade nad return to the MSC building when you can.

2) Work in a group with 1 or 2 other students. Fill in your group name on the course record card. Choose one of the courses below and write that somewhere on the card.

3) When you are ready to start, fill in the start time and navigate your way around the course, using the heading directions and distances below.

4) The exact location of each waypoint is designated by an orange and white nylon marker "kite". As you reach each waypoint:

a) write the waypoint letter in the appropriate box on the record card,

b) use the red punch to perforate the center of the box,

c) jot down a quick description of the waypoint location,

d) take a GPS reading over the marker kite and record these coordinates, and

e) mark the exact location of the waypoint on your aerial map.

5) When you reach the sixth waypoint you are finished. This waypoint should look strangely/comfortingly familiar to you. Record the finish time on your record card and calculate your elapsed time.

Part III - Mapping the course

1) Using your protractor or compass as a straight-edge, plot your course on the aerial map, using arrows to indicate the direction of travel.

2) Label each waypoint on the map with its designator letter.

3) Check your course map against the course set up guide to see how you did.

Course Directions

Course 1A

Course 1B

S			S
W1	102^o	241 meters	W1	207^o	61 meters
W2	212^o	171 meters	W2	293^o	118 meters
W3	251^o	112 meters	W3	142^o	282 meters
W4	322^o	282 meters	W4	71^o	112 meters
W5	113^o	118 meters	W5	32^o	171 meters
W6	27^o	61 meters	W6	282^o	241 meters

Course 2A

Course 2B

S			S
W1	182^o	273 meters	W1	253^o	143 meters
W2	243^o	112 meters	W2	206^o	36 meters
W3	328^o	219 meters	W3	229^o	97 meters
W4	49^o	97 meters	W4	148^o	219 meters
W5	26^o	36 meters	W5	63^o	171 meters
W6	73^o	143 meters	W6	2^o	112 meters

Course 3A

Course 3B

S			S
W1	223^o	268 meters	W1	299^o	105 meters
W2	311^o	237 meters	W2	246^o	102 meters
W3	15^o	166 meters	W3	312^o	175 meters
W4	132^o	175 meters	W4	195^o	166 meters
W5	66^o	102 meters	W5	131^o	237 meters
W6	119^o	105 meters	W6	43^o	268 meters

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Rev. 6.10

Georgia MSP at Wesleyan College

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Wesleyan Campus Orienteering Courses

For this exercise you will navigate one of six orienteering courses set up across the Wesleyan College campus.

Part I - Orienting your maps

1) The starting location for all of the courses is the East post of the MSC sign on the campus side of the Munroe Science Center plaza. Mark This location on both of your maps with the letter "S".