Yeah, I know the area well enough to know where I am - it's an irregularly shaped piece of land, surrounded on all sides by roads, - maybe a total of about 5-6 miles of road, all of which I know very well. In this case, I came out, oh 500-600 yards from where I wanted to be

It's really a case of I KNOW that spot - and know if I walk south, from anywhere in there, I will end up on one road - once on that road, turn left, unless you are in sight of the police barricks - after turning left, no matter where you are, it's no more than 1/4 mile to a house

It IS an exceptional case - small area, well bounded, and from any boundry, fairly close to safety - if a bit of a walk back to the car. The point I was trying to make was that in an area that is maybe 4-5 square miles TOPS, someone who has been hiking that area for 30+ years can STILL get lost, and should bring some gear