Topographical test compass points: questions and answers
20 practice questions for the TfL topographical assessment, with answers and explanations at the end.
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Questions
Direction between two places
The British Museum is in which direction from Parliament Square?
Euston station is in which direction from Earl's Court station?
Tate Modern is in which direction from Trafalgar Square?
The Shard is in which direction from Camden Town station?
Angel station is in which direction from Finsbury Park station?
Clapham Junction station is in which direction from Liverpool Street station?
Hyde Park Corner is in which direction from Canary Wharf station?
King's Cross station is in which direction from Lewisham station?
Which place is in this direction?
Which of these places is north of Buckingham Palace?
Which of these places is east of Hyde Park Corner?
Which of these places is south of Waterloo station?
Which of these places is west of Liverpool Street station?
Which of these places is north-west of Tate Modern?
Which of these places is south-east of the Royal Albert Hall?
Compass basics
What is the opposite direction to north-east?
Which direction is halfway between north and east?
You drive west and turn left. Which direction do you now drive?
You drive north and turn right. Which direction do you now drive?
You drive south and turn right. Which direction do you now drive?
You drive south-east and turn around. Which direction do you now drive?
Answers
- A. North. The British Museum is about 2.1 km north of Parliament Square. The British Museum is in Camden.
- D. North-east. Euston station is about 5.9 km north-east of Earl's Court station. Euston station is in Camden.
- C. East. Tate Modern is about 2.0 km east of Trafalgar Square. Tate Modern is in Southwark.
- B. South-east. The Shard is about 5.5 km south-east of Camden Town station. The Shard is in Southwark.
- A. South. Angel station is about 3.6 km south of Finsbury Park station. Angel station is in Islington.
- D. South-west. Clapham Junction station is about 8.6 km south-west of Liverpool Street station. Clapham Junction station is in Wandsworth.
- B. West. Hyde Park Corner is about 9.3 km west of Canary Wharf station. Hyde Park Corner is in the City of Westminster.
- C. North-west. King's Cross station is about 10.7 km north-west of Lewisham station. King's Cross station is in Camden.
- A. Camden Town station. Camden Town station is about 4.3 km north of Buckingham Palace. It is in Camden.
- D. The O2. The O2 is about 10.9 km east of Hyde Park Corner. It is in Greenwich.
- B. Brixton station. Brixton station is about 4.3 km south of Waterloo station. It is in Lambeth.
- C. Paddington station. Paddington station is about 6.8 km west of Liverpool Street station. It is in the City of Westminster.
- A. Euston station. Euston station is about 3.4 km north-west of Tate Modern. It is in Camden.
- B. Brixton station. Brixton station is about 6.1 km south-east of the Royal Albert Hall. It is in Lambeth.
- C. South-west. North-east and south-west are opposite points on a compass.
- D. North-east. North-east is halfway between north and east.
- A. South. When you face west, south is on your left.
- D. East. When you face north, east is on your right.
- C. West. When you face south, west is on your right.
- B. North-west. North-west is the opposite of south-east.
Sources
- Topographical assessment guidelines, Transport for London, No date printed; PDF file dated 29 April 2026. Checked 1 November 2026. https://content.tfl.gov.uk/topographical-assessment-guidelines.pdf
- OpenStreetMap map data, read through Nominatim and Overpass. © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenStreetMap contributors, Live data, read on the date checked. Checked 1 November 2026. https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright