east-northeast
noun
east-north·east
ˈēst-nȯrth-ˈēst 
: a compass point that is two points north of due east : N67°30′E
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The earthquake shook at a depth of 4 miles, with its epicenter roughly 6 miles east-northeast of Hidden Valley Lake.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Cold air from the north will collide with incoming rain, creating a mix of winter weather as the system moves east-northeast and temperatures hover near freezing.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Dec. 2025
The Pleiades jump out at you after evening twilight in the very low east-northeast sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2025
Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 105 miles east-northeast of the Central Bahamas and 800 miles southwest of Bermuda.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The quake rattled parts of the Andes in both Argentina and nearby Chile, striking about 60 miles east-northeast of Los Andes, Chile, at a depth of 75 miles, according to the USGS map.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Cold air from the north will collide with incoming rain, creating a mix of winter weather as the system moves east-northeast and temperatures hover near freezing.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Dec. 2025
The Pleiades jump out at you after evening twilight in the very low east-northeast sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2025
Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 105 miles east-northeast of the Central Bahamas and 800 miles southwest of Bermuda.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The quake rattled parts of the Andes in both Argentina and nearby Chile, striking about 60 miles east-northeast of Los Andes, Chile, at a depth of 75 miles, according to the USGS map.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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“East-northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/east-northeast. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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