St. Urban Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from St. Urban, Carinthia, Austria
Qibla Details for St. Urban
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in St. Urban?
The Qibla direction from St. Urban, Carinthia, Austria is 131.9° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in St. Urban should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is St. Urban from Mecca?
The distance from St. Urban to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,647 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in St. Urban?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within St. Urban, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in St. Urban?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from St. Urban is 131.9° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 140.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 131.9°.
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Albeck
Qibla: 131.8°
Althofen
Qibla: 132.4°
Annabichl
Qibla: 131.9°
Arnoldstein
Qibla: 130.9°
Arriach
Qibla: 131.4°
Auen
Qibla: 131.2°
Bad Bleiberg
Qibla: 131°
Bad Eisenkappel
Qibla: 132.2°
Bad Kleinkirchheim
Qibla: 131.4°
Bad Sankt Leonhard im Lavanttal
Qibla: 133°
Baldramsdorf
Qibla: 130.9°
Berg im Drautal
Qibla: 130.4°
Finding Qibla Direction in St. Urban
The Qibla direction from St. Urban, Carinthia, Austria is 131.9° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,647 km (2,266 miles) away. Geographically, St. Urban sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your southeast.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From St. Urban, this means facing southeast (131.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in St. Urban
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (131.9°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 140.5° from St. Urban. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 131.9°.
Using a compass in St. Urban
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in St. Urban. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 131.9° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.