Hermann Park Orienteering Course: Use Compass and Pacing (Or Compass and Printed Map) to Navigate from Start to Each Successive Point

Hermann Park orienteering course: use compass and pacing (or compass and printed map) to navigate from Start to each successive point. Answer each question by circling answer or filing in blank.

Start Start at arch entrance to Cherie Flores Garden 1500 Hermann Dr. Start at triangle of grass at Hermann Park Dr. (south of entrance to Houston, TX 77004 Start (alt) Cherie Flores Garden

NAVIGATION (Bearing and ANSWER (circle or POINT QUESTION distance) write) from prev. pt. 5 206m A How many vowels are in the names of the people 6 At From Start this garden was named after (last line)? 7 293° 8 5 A 164m How many vowels are in the names of the people 6 From Start At this garden was named after (last line)? 7 (alt) 318° 8 Peace 250m Children B At What is the last word on the eastern plaque? Colorful 286° Peaceful What is the width of the pond (measure in the On the way to middle using triangle method)? Pace across end to C compare. What is the height of the monument/method

used? 322m Hermann Park Conservancy C At San Jacinto 180° What group erected this monument? City of Houston State of Texas Rice 168m What is the second person’s last name on this McGovern D At bench? Stanton 205° Pratt Tiffany and Co. 124m Friends of Hermann Park E At What organization donated this bridge? Rice University 074° MD Anderson

266m F At What is the statue of the boy holding in its hands? 045°

Jones 328m What is the last name of the person who donated Boom G At this lamppost? Smith 093° Weeks

Hermann Park orienteering course: use compass and pacing (or compass and printed map) to navigate from Start to each successive point. Answer each question by circling answer or filing in blank.

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Hermann Park orienteering course: use compass and pacing (or compass and printed map) to navigate from Start to each successive point. Answer each question by circling answer or filing in blank.

ANSWER SHEET

Start Start at arch entrance to Cherie Flores Garden 1500 Hermann Dr. Start at triangle of grass at Hermann Park Dr. (south of entrance to Houston, TX 77004 Start (alt) Cherie Flores Garden

NAVIGATION (Bearing and ANSWER (circle or POINT QUESTION distance) write) from prev. pt. 5 206m A How many vowels are in the names of the people 6 At From Start this garden was named after (last line)? 7 293° 8 5 A 164m How many vowels are in the names of the people 6 From Start At this garden was named after (last line)? 7 (alt) 318° 8 Peace 250m Children B At What is the last word on the eastern plaque? Colorful 286° Peaceful On the way to What is the width of the pond (measure in the

C middle using triangle method, not across end)? What is the height of the monument/method

266m A (begging) bowl F At What is the statue of the boy holding in its hands? (it’s Oliver Twist) 045°

Jones 328m What is the last name of the person who donated Boom G At this lamppost? Smith 093° Weeks

Hermann Park orienteering course: use compass and pacing (or compass and printed map) to navigate from Start to each successive point. Answer each question by circling answer or filing in blank.

Start: middle of arch into garden Start-alt: middle of triangle of grass on Hermann Dr.,

south of garden entrance

Pt. A: middle of garden entrance Pt. D: Bench east of trash can, across lake from Pt. C

Pt E: Waypoint is a few meters from statue of boy Pt. G: light pole off SE corner of white building Hermann Park orienteering course: use compass and pacing (or compass and printed map) to navigate from Start to each successive point. Answer each question by circling answer or filing in blank.

Measuring aids: for sight-and-pace method, Scouts need to measure how many normal walking paces (1 pace = 2 steps) equal 30m (or 100 ft). Have them repeat a time or two for to get a consistent measurement.

Two simple height-measuring techniques:

1) Felling method. Hold stick at arm’s length, adjust so the top of the stick is at the top of the object to be measured; put thumb at the base of the object. Rotate stick 90° so it is parallel to ground; have another scout mark where the top of the stick lays. Pace from base of object to that point, that’s the same distance as the height of the object.

2) Proportional measurement. Have one scout of known height stand next to object to be measured. Hold stick at arm’s length so top of stick is at the scout’s head, mark the scout’s feet with your thumb. Move the thumb to the top of the scout’s head, mark position of tip of the stick; repeat as many times as necessary. Add number of scout-lengths to get object height.

Width-measuring technique: if the feature to be measured can’t be crossed- 1) Note a point on opposite side of feature to be measured (blue triangle in image). 2) Starting at point (red star) directly across from noted point, walk 25 paces at a right angle from the line between starting point and noted point. Place a stick or other mark at that point (yellow star). 3) Walk an additional 25 paces, mark point with another stick or other object (green star). 4) Turn 90 degrees and walk away from object to be measured, to a point where first marked stick (yellow star) lines up with object on opposite side of feature (blue triangle). Distance from green star to blue star (D) is the same as the width of the feature to be measured.