Sighting Compasses: Using a Sighting Mirror Compass

A Sighting compass is a style of pocket compass that is designed to provide bearings in relation to distant landmarks. These compasses can be used by professionals including geologists, archaeologists, cartographers, and land surveyors. In addition, sighting compasses are ideal for outdoor enthusiasts during camping, hiking, hunting, backpacking, mountaineering, and rafting or canoeing. Finally, lensatic sighting compasses are frequently used by military personnel in a number of situations. If you are looking to buy a sighting compass, Hunting Camping Deals sells a variety of discount compasses from leading compass manufacturers. Our affordable Brunton Compasses and Silva Compasses, include handheld compasses, keychain compasses, sighting compasses, baseplate compasses, and lensatic sighting compasses. Visit our Pocket Compass page to see our compete selection of compasses and learn about using a compass.

Buying a Sighting Compass

A sighting compass is a compass that allows for accurate sighting using distant landmarks for navigation. These can be used in survival situations as well as when hunting, camping, hiking, or mountaineering. If you are planning to buy a compass, a sighting compass may be an ideal choice. Sighting compasses allow you to gather accurate bearings by using distant landmarks and objects. These compasses feature a number of attributes that make them ideal tools for both mountaineering as well as during survival situations. The following are some of the features and options to consider when you are buying a sighting compass.

Sighting Compass Mirrors

The slotted sighting mirror in a compass is an important part of a sighting compass. This feature allows you to use the compass to sight both your bearing and your target at the same time. A sighting compass mirror reflects the compass dial allowing you to achieve the most accurate measurements because you can align the target while viewing the precise bearings.

Baseplate Sighting Compasses

Some Sighting Compasses are designed to be used both for sighting and map orienteering. For example, baseplate sighting compasses include both a sighting mirror as well as a clear baseplate. These compasses provide accurate measurements when sighting from distant objects. In addition, they can be used with topographic maps in order to plot a bearing on the map as well. For the outdoor enthusiast looking to buy a versatile compass, a baseplate sighting compass is an excellent choice. At Hunting Camping Deals, we sell a number of accurate sighting compasses with clear baseplates including the following popular sighting compasses.

Silva Ranger Compass
Silva Trekker Compass
Brunton Safari Luminescent Compass
Brunton Elite Model 15 Compass
Brunton 8040G Mirrored Map Compass

The Lensatic Sighting Compass

An additional type of sighting compass is the lensatic compass. A lensatic compass is a sighting compass that is frequently used by military personnel. These compasses offer accurate sighting as they are designed to allow you to read the dial while your eye is close to the sight. With convenient features like sturdy metallic wire crosshairs in the rear sight, luminous lines and numbering, and durable casings, lensatic compasses are ideal sighting compass for extreme military and survival situations. These compasses can be used for sighting from distant targets and when plotting a course with a map. If you are looking to buy a reliable compass, Hunting Camping Deals sells a variety of lensatic sighting compasses from leading manufacturers including Coghlans Compasses, Brunton Compasses, and Silva Compasses.