Five Dock Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia
Qibla Details for Five Dock
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Five Dock?
The Qibla direction from Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia is 277.5° (W) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Five Dock should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Five Dock from Mecca?
The distance from Five Dock to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,244 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Five Dock?
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 Five Dock, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Five Dock?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Five Dock is 277.5° (W). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 297.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 277.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Five Dock
The Qibla direction from Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia is 277.5° from true north, pointing towards the west. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,244 km (8,229 miles) away. Geographically, Five Dock sits to the east-southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west.
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 Five Dock, this means facing west (277.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Five Dock
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (277.5°), 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 297.5° from Five Dock. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 277.5°.
Using a compass in Five Dock
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Five Dock. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 277.5° (west) and shows ALIGNED.