compass-direction-to-heading v1.0.3

Compass Direction To Heading

A simple JavaScript helper to convert a 16-wind compass direction to a degrees heading typically used in aviation.

Example Usage

import compassToHeading from 'compass-direction-to-heading';

const heading = compassToHeading('NNW'); // Returns int 338

console.log(heading); // 338

Installation

NPM

npm i compass-direction-to-heading

Docs

The helper function accepts a string (any case) containing one of the 16 point values:

Heading values are based on 16 points at 22.5deg and rounded up