I thought (and read) somewhere that the 360 degrees were selected because it is a number divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10. That it was a logical outcome of the easiest number sufficiently high enough to be accurate and fit the equilateral triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, etc.
I am torn between the option that it is very illogical for the ruins to point anywhere. We dont build our bases to point towards our other bases. The bases can have DATA that may point somewhere...
And second option that the FD simply put it in the geometry of the base for our sake...
Been scouring the planets for days now... Losing enthusiasm...