with your right hand, you will be facing north. west will be at your left, and south will be behind you. do the opposite late afternoon.
find a stick (about a yard long) and stand it up in the dirt. now mark the tip of the shadow’s end. wait 5 to 15 minutes for the shadow to move with the sun and then mark the new tip of the shadow location. the first marking will be roughly west and the new mark will be to the east of the first. if you put your left foot on the first mark and your right foot on the second mark, you’re facing north 