A new app from the wonderful folks at the Ordnance Survey - OS Locate.

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/os-locate

The app provides a 'virtual compass' that also gives an almost instantaneous readout of grid reference and altitude of your current location

Note: 'm not suggesting this as a replacement for a real compass and proper map reading skills - but does provide a useful and quick way to get an exact readout of where you are.

Available for Apple and Android devices.

Cheers,
Bernie

There are many Apps that do that. Better still get Viewranger. You can then check the map and see your location.

Very true Martin, love it and a very good app. Unless you have the most recent model of the Samsung SIII mini. Then Viewranger no longer works :'(

I like the OS App. Easy to use.

This and Viewranger are a great combination.

I am so behind the times, my pay-as-you-go flip-phone and I will be crossing Scotland with the Neanderthals not far behind!

Excellent, Julie, I'll be among those Neanderthals! But my phone battery lasts about a week.......

You can purchase for a couple of £s a small adaptor that takes two AA batts.
They have a multi type connector, fits most of the old phones too. My head torch
uses AA batts. anyway. Cheers.

How many phone charge-ups do you get from the two batteries, Waldo?

Love those Neanderthals! They speak to my condition Neanderthal art, oh yea!

Were they going to use those for noughts & crosses games, do you think, Humph??