Getting my Bearings

So there I am, roaming aimlessly (not really) in south eastern Oregon, looking for some divine guidance (again, not really) when I stumble upon this:

I'm not sure of it's proper name, but it's a sort of signaling pylon for aircraft to navigate. They are sprinkled around, but not so common. I've seen a handful in my life driving around.

Wouldn't it be nice to have such clarity on metaphysical navigation?