nor'-nor'-east vs north-northeast

nor'-nor'-east is a noun but north-northeast is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nor'-nor'-east	Yes	No	No	Yes
north-northeast	No	No	No	Yes

As adverbs, nor'-nor'-east and north-northeast are synonyms defined as:

nor'-nor'-east and north-northeast: to, toward, or in the north-northeast

nor'-nor'-east (noun)	north-northeast (noun)
the compass point that is midway between north and northeast

nor'-nor'-east (adverb)	north-northeast (adverb)
to, toward, or in the north-northeast	to, toward, or in the north-northeast