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Surprised no ones mentioned this, but what's wrong with a phone compass app? They don't use GPS, they are actually measuring the local magnetic field, and they don't delay whilst 'getting a lock' or anything. And it's not like they use much battery power.
Agree that a compass is superior to GPS for orientation, but I'm not seeing why it can't be an app.
1) I don't trust the reliability of any of the compass apps I've tried. There's enough variance on them to make me doubt what they're telling me.
2) I generally want to be looking at Google Maps on my phone when I'm trying to orient myself.