north-northeast
noun
north-north·east
ˈnȯrth-ˌnȯrth-ˈēst 
-ˌnȯr-ˈēst
: a compass point that is two points east of due north : N22°30′E
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Flood watches were in effect for central North Carolina and south-central Virginia as the tropical cyclone moved north-northeast at 10 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 6 July 2025
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) said smoke from the Wolf fire was expected to most significantly affect areas close to and just north-northeast of the blaze, including the Banning Pass and San Jacinto Mountains.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
What To Know At approximately 6:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, the Chinese oceanographic survey ship Hai Ke 001 was operating about 140 miles north-northeast of Taisho Island in the Senkaku Islands, Jiji Press cited Japan's cost guard as saying.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Ocotillo Wells Earthquake Around 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, a 2.7-magnitude quake struck about 6.2 miles north-northeast of Ocotillo Wells in Southern California.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The Big Dipper stands on its handle in the low north-northeast sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
That’s adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and north-northeast of the Nantahala National Forest.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Jan. 2025
Storm to bring heavy rain, gusty winds As of Thursday morning, Helene was located about 320 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida, and was moving north-northeast around 12 mph, according to the hurricane center.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2024
Winds are blowing north-northeast at 15 to 20 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
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Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 6 July 2025
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) said smoke from the Wolf fire was expected to most significantly affect areas close to and just north-northeast of the blaze, including the Banning Pass and San Jacinto Mountains.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
What To Know At approximately 6:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, the Chinese oceanographic survey ship Hai Ke 001 was operating about 140 miles north-northeast of Taisho Island in the Senkaku Islands, Jiji Press cited Japan's cost guard as saying.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Ocotillo Wells Earthquake Around 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, a 2.7-magnitude quake struck about 6.2 miles north-northeast of Ocotillo Wells in Southern California.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The Big Dipper stands on its handle in the low north-northeast sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
That’s adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and north-northeast of the Nantahala National Forest.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Jan. 2025
Storm to bring heavy rain, gusty winds As of Thursday morning, Helene was located about 320 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida, and was moving north-northeast around 12 mph, according to the hurricane center.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2024
Winds are blowing north-northeast at 15 to 20 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
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