I was thinking I'd like to have an idea where my survey pins are. I've found a couple by luck. I thought I should be able to use the directions from the survey map to go from the found pin to the next pin on the map. However, I don't understand the directions on the map. It will show the distance between the 2 pins above the line & the direction of the line below it. An example of the direction is N 50'56'14" W. I was looking for some kind of degree, like 200 degrees ne or something. Can that be converted to degrees somehow? Is there someway of using that info w/ a compass or a gps to find the next pin? I've never used a gps, but it seems there should be a way to put in a distance & direction so it would lead you to the next pin. I know they aren't 100% accurate, but would think you could get close it. I'm not putting up fence or anything. I just bought some acreage that connects to what I had & would like to know about where my lines are.