Here in Singapore on many sunny days, the bearing is largely the same hour after hour. The sun just changes apparent altitude.
You mean place a stick flat on the ground? (Singapore is pretty much on the equator.)
But don't lose hope, just tell Bezos that Musk wants to fund your space elevator, and vice versa, to goad one of them into funding your $10tn near-equatorial sundial boondoggle.
> Jam a stick in the ground aligned with the earth's axis and take your bearing from the shadow's direction.