Could well be North
One name for the symbol is a compass rose.
So you know which direction North is. You can use the compass rose to give or follow directions.
The direction marker on a map called a compass rose. It was so named because the directional lines drawn from the marker were said to resemble a rose.
A compass rose, sometimes called a windrose, or Rose of the Winds, is a figure on a compass, map, nautical chart, or monument used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions-North, East, South, and West-and their intermediate points. It is also the term for the graduated markings found on the traditional magnetic compass.
A compass rose.