Why does a compass not point to the true north?

Earth's Magnetic North Pole is not same as Geographical North Pole (or called as True North Pole). Magnetic North Pole lies around 1000 Miles south of Geographical North Pole, in Canada. read more

Magnetic North Pole lies around 1000 Miles south of Geographical North Pole, in Canada. The reason for this difference is the Earth’s magnetic field, that interacts with the Compass magnet and the compass north pointer is aligned towards earths magnetic north pole and not the geographical north or true north. read more

True north. While a compass is a great tool for navigation, it doesn't always point exactly north. This is because the Earth's magnetic North Pole is not the same as"true north," or the Earth's geographic North Pole. The magnetic North Pole lies about 1,000 miles south of true north, in Canada. read more

The north pull of one magnet is drawn to the south pull of another magnet. Although the earth's magnet North Pole is in the north, in regard to the magnetic pull of compasses, it actually acts as a South Pole because it pulls the north ends of magnets. read more