Q&A for How to Draw a Compass Rose

You could use a protractor to make a good, clean circle that's neat and accurate.

Instead of using the protractor to draw the angles, use a ruler and mark each of the sections in half.

Between the cardinal points are the half cardinal points of the compass: NE, SE, SW, NW. Directions dividing cardinal and half cardinal points are called false points: NNE, ENE, ESE, SSE, SSW, WSW, WNW, NNW.

You can draw a simple square or rhombus, or create an eight (or even sixteen, if you're feeling adventurous) sided polygon and label each point according to its direction (i.e., the topmost point would be north).