I frequently need a compass just getting around my county if I don't have a map. Roll out of town, end up on some curvy road for a few miles and then get spit out on a straight road, for instance SE 53rd Street. If it's cloudy I have to wonder which way is east and which is west if it's a road without many houses on it. It's kinda nice not to have to go a mile out of your way 'til you find the next address or numbered cross street.

I gotta get a stem captain, too!