RE: Lesson Learned the Hard Way: Compass
Actualy some GPS have built in compasses. So some are and some are not. Like I said you have to be moving for some of them to work right. I am not familiar with the magellan's enough to coment on them. I used to work for Garmin though so I know alot about them.
I think the most imprtant thing to do is stay calm. The one time I got turned around and didn't know which way I was heading I just stopped and sat down for a couple of minutes. Then I heard the sound of a train in the distance and I knew which way to go after that.