What is the bearing to the northwest corner of TAMUCC in the PT SHAMROCK scenario?

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What is the bearing to the northwest corner of TAMUCC in the PT SHAMROCK scenario?

Bearings are read clockwise from north, so finding the bearing to TAMUCC’s northwest corner from PT SHAMROCK means tracing the straight-line direction to that corner and reading its angle from north. In this scenario, the northwest corner sits to the west with a slight southern component relative to PT SHAMROCK, so the line to it points mostly west but a bit toward the south. That direction falls around 255 degrees—west is 270 degrees, and 255 is 15 degrees toward the south from west (west-southwest). The other headings would point in clearly different directions: about 350 degrees is nearly north-northwest, about 200 degrees is more toward the southwest, and 090 degrees is east. So approximately 255 degrees best matches the required direction.

Bearings are read clockwise from north, so finding the bearing to TAMUCC’s northwest corner from PT SHAMROCK means tracing the straight-line direction to that corner and reading its angle from north. In this scenario, the northwest corner sits to the west with a slight southern component relative to PT SHAMROCK, so the line to it points mostly west but a bit toward the south. That direction falls around 255 degrees—west is 270 degrees, and 255 is 15 degrees toward the south from west (west-southwest). The other headings would point in clearly different directions: about 350 degrees is nearly north-northwest, about 200 degrees is more toward the southwest, and 090 degrees is east. So approximately 255 degrees best matches the required direction.

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