The Gap Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from The Gap, Northern Territory, Australia
Qibla Details for The Gap
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in The Gap?
The Qibla direction from The Gap, Northern Territory, Australia is 288.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in The Gap should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is The Gap from Mecca?
The distance from The Gap to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,349 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in The Gap?
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 The Gap, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in The Gap?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from The Gap is 288.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 296.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in The Gap
The Qibla direction from The Gap, Northern Territory, Australia is 288.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,349 km (7,052 miles) away. Geographically, The Gap sits to the east-southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 The Gap, this means facing west-northwest (288.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in The Gap
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (288.3°), 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 296.2° from The Gap. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.3°.
Using a compass in The Gap
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in The Gap. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 288.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.