See smoke on the horizon. Where is it? SmokeBearing answers with cross-bearings—the fire lookout method of finding distant fires.

Features

• Step 1

  Sight the smoke

  Aim your phone at the smoke and take a bearing in one tap. True heading, GPS position, and a reference photo are recorded instantly. A bearing line appears on the map.

• Step 2

  Cross it, fix it

  Move sideways and take a second bearing. The two lines cross, and the intersection is your estimated position—with an honest uncertainty fan, never a fake pinpoint.

• Step 3

  Distance and coordinates

  Read distance from you, coordinates in decimal or degrees-minutes. Everything is ready to share with emergency services.

• Step 4

  See where the smoke drifts

  Live wind direction and speed appear on the map. The likely source is marked upwind, as a zone rather than a false pinpoint.

• Step 5

  Works fully offline

  No fire-data feed required. The bearing fix is measured by your phone's compass and GPS. All data stays on your device—no accounts, no subscriptions, no ads.

• Step 6

  Log every fix

  Keep a complete record of every observation with photos and position. Review measurements weeks later, replayed on the map with both observation points visible.