Bearing Calculator

Find the initial compass bearing and direction from one coordinate pair to another.

Compass bearing between two points

Initial bearing: —

Compass direction: —

Reverse bearing: —

Distance: —

Bearings are measured clockwise from true north along the great circle route.

Enter the latitude and longitude of the starting point.
Enter the latitude and longitude of the destination.
Read the initial bearing, the compass direction, the reverse bearing and the distance.

Common questions about the free online bearing calculator.

A bearing is the direction from one point to another, measured in degrees clockwise from true north between 0 and 360.

Enter the latitude and longitude of both points and the tool shows the initial great circle bearing plus the compass direction.

It is the direction you would set off in at the start. On a long route the bearing slowly changes as you travel.

It is the bearing that points back from the destination to the start, which is the initial bearing plus 180 degrees.

The sixteen point compass divides the circle into steps of 22.5 degrees, from N and NNE through to NW and back to north.

A magnetic compass points to magnetic north, while this tool uses true north. The gap between them is magnetic declination.

The distance is the great circle length between the two points using a mean Earth radius of 6371 kilometres.

Yes. The bearing calculator is fully responsive and works on desktop, tablet and phone in any modern browser.

Yes. The bearing calculator is completely free and unlimited, with no account and no sign-up.

Last updated: October 10, 2026