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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The Garden Fire is about five miles north-northeast of Cecilville on the south side of Yellowjacket Ridge at the head of Kanaka Gulch and is roughly 10 acres.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The tropical storm was moving north-northeast at around 12 miles per hour, the NHC said.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Fernand is about 295 miles east of Bermuda and moving north-northeast at about 13 mph.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
It was located about 205 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and was moving north-northeast at 17 mph.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Erin is a Category 2 hurricane and is tracking north-northeast, away from the East Coast, but was still generally paralleling it Thursday.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Hurricane Erin is currently moving toward the north-northwest at about 13 mph, and is expected to turn toward the north and north-northeast later on Wednesday and into Thursday, Aug. 21, according to the NHC.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The buoys now online are Big Traverse Bay East, located about 4.5 miles north-northeast of Zippel Bay (GPS coordinates N 48 93.296, W094.84010); and at the Northwest Angle north of Four Blocks islands (GPS coordinates N 49 16.248, W094.52.514).
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The tropical storm was moving north-northeast at around 12 miles per hour, the NHC said.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Fernand is about 295 miles east of Bermuda and moving north-northeast at about 13 mph.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
It was located about 205 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and was moving north-northeast at 17 mph.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Erin is a Category 2 hurricane and is tracking north-northeast, away from the East Coast, but was still generally paralleling it Thursday.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Hurricane Erin is currently moving toward the north-northwest at about 13 mph, and is expected to turn toward the north and north-northeast later on Wednesday and into Thursday, Aug. 21, according to the NHC.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The buoys now online are Big Traverse Bay East, located about 4.5 miles north-northeast of Zippel Bay (GPS coordinates N 48 93.296, W094.84010); and at the Northwest Angle north of Four Blocks islands (GPS coordinates N 49 16.248, W094.52.514).
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2025
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