I think those of us who came up before GPS and phones had an advantage in developing a sense of direction (and I'll add here a sense of orientation). I do tend to be aware of the cardinal directions and can generally point them out with reasonable accuracy when asked. Unfortunately, when I give people directions I tend to say "Just to the East of such & such" or "Go south from there" and people kind of give me a blank expression (especially younger folks who haven't navigated without a phone/GPS) and I have to figure out a different way to describe the orientation. To me it makes sense, but giving cardinal directions seems to be making less sense to people.

I think the other (related) aspect to this is being able to find some place again after you've been there once. Usually I don't need to consult a map to find a place if I've been there once, but I know people who find this difficult and will continue to consult online maps even after they've been somewhere before. So someone might ask me "how do I get to that place" and I'll reply, "we were there just last month - same place" and then I have to remember that not everyone is able to find a place they've only been to once before.