northeastward vs compass point

northeastward and compass point both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
northeastward	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
compass point	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, compass point is a hypernym of northeastward; that is, compass point is a word with a broader meaning than northeastward:

northeastward: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
compass point: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

Other hypernyms of northeastward include point.

northeastward (noun)	compass point (noun)
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees	any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

northeastward (adjective)	compass point (adjective)
toward the northeast

northeastward (adverb)	compass point (adverb)
in a northeastward direction