How can you tell where the little dipper is in proximity to the big dipper in the sky?

Question

Is there some way to map out where it is by looking at the big dipper?

Answer 1

Imagine  extend the line joiningDhube and Merak(Alpha and beta of ursamajor) to north direction  and mentally measure 5times that distance to north,you will meet Polaris the centre star of Ursa Minor. Dipper will be making

in 24hours, the location will be making a clock type movement around polaris

Answer 2

The Little Dipper is quite close to the Big Dipper.  The North Star is part of the Little Dipper.  Take a look at the current sky map (for Chicago) to locate the Dippers (they are part of the Ursa constellations).  

Answer 3

Follow a line projected by the two stars that that form the lower part of the big dipper's bowl, the part farthest from the handle, it points to Polaris, the star at the tip of the handle of the little dipper.

Answer 4

http://www.astropix.com/HTML/C_SPRING/UR...

The picture on here basically says it all (scroll your cursor on it)

Big dipper and little dipper are identical in shape and different in size.

The 2 stars farthest from the hook (beside each other and they make a rectangle), make a straight line with them and then you you find POLARIS...THE NORTH STAR, that star is the end or the last star in the hook of the little dipper.

The diagram is self explanatory...

Answer 5

the dippers look like they are pouring into each other.  each "handle" is near the opposing constellations "bucket"