Originally Posted by
212man
I think in those featureless terrain scenarios the SOP is to deliberately track left or right if the target, so that when you hit the line feature you can turn appropriately and be sure to find it. If you try and aim for the target, chances are you’ll miss and hit the line feature but not be sure which side!
I think it was Sir Francis Chichester who explained how this was a preferred technique of his when sailing across oceans.