Find a reference on the horizon. I moved to a new city a few years ago, and quickly found the mountains are to the east. I never get lost. Of course, this is more difficult in the larger cities. Usually, there's a major street that runs either E-W or N-S, if you're lucky maybe both. In that case, the direction suffix will tell you what quadrant of the city you're on. Also, street names tend to be sequential, either numbered or state names, for example. Good luck!