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 epicenter was situated roughly 1 mile north-northeast of Danville, at a depth of 6 miles.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Humberto was centered about 350 miles north-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands, moving west-northwestward at 10 mph.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Category 5 Hurricane Humberto is in the Atlantic Ocean, 350 miles north-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands and 685 miles south-southeast of Bermuda.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The tropical storm was moving north-northeast at around 12 miles per hour, the NHC said.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 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
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Humberto was centered about 350 miles north-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands, moving west-northwestward at 10 mph.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Category 5 Hurricane Humberto is in the Atlantic Ocean, 350 miles north-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands and 685 miles south-southeast of Bermuda.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The tropical storm was moving north-northeast at around 12 miles per hour, the NHC said.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 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
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“North-northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north-northeast. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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