What is northeast?

Northeast is a direction you can point your nose toward, just like when you face the wind on a sunny day.

Imagine you're standing in a big open field. If you turn your body so that you're facing toward the sun in the morning, and then you also tilt your head slightly to the left, that’s northeast, it's between north and east, like being halfway between two friends who are playing tag on opposite sides of a playground.

Think about your favorite breakfast: cereal with milk. If north is the direction your mom walks in from the kitchen, and east is where your dad brings the juice box from, then northeast would be where you sit to eat, right in the middle of both!

Knowing directions like northeast helps you find your way when you're playing hide-and-seek or walking to school. It's like having a tiny map inside your head that tells you which way to go!