get one's bearings

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The structure includes an archaeological museum, bars, restaurants and a balcony with a panoramic view of the city center — a great place to get one’s bearings.

From New York Times

It is hard to get one's bearings.

From The Guardian

There is not much on the bay, but enough to get one’s bearings as the sky grows dim.

From New York Times

Shelley A. Wilson Harford, Pa. Your Essay asserts that "it is difficult to get one's bearings in time if one stays too long on Oahu."

From Time Magazine Archive

For the armchair strategist who cannot visit the battlefields, or for anyone who simply wonders where all the shooting was, detailed maps drawn at the time are the only satisfactory way to get one's bearings.

From Time Magazine Archive