Points of the Compass

Sixteenth-century rendition of a compass rose, with 32 points.

North
North by East
North North East
Northeast by North
Northeast
Northeast by East
East North East
East by North
East

is the system which repeats in each quarter. The points are 11 1/4 degrees apart: the result of dividing 360 degrees by 8 which is what happens when a circle is quartered 4 times.