southeastward vs compass point

southeastward and compass point both are nouns.

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

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

southeastward: the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
compass point: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

Other hypernyms of southeastward include point.

southeastward (noun)	compass point (noun)
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees	any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

southeastward (adjective)	compass point (adjective)
toward the southeast

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