Alligator Creek Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alligator Creek, Queensland, Australia
Qibla Details for Alligator Creek
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alligator Creek?
The Qibla direction from Alligator Creek, Queensland, Australia is 285.9° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alligator Creek should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alligator Creek from Mecca?
The distance from Alligator Creek to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,502 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alligator Creek?
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 Alligator Creek, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alligator Creek?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alligator Creek is 285.9° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 291.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 285.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Alligator Creek
The Qibla direction from Alligator Creek, Queensland, Australia is 285.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,502 km (7,768 miles) away. Geographically, Alligator Creek 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 Alligator Creek, this means facing west-northwest (285.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alligator Creek
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (285.9°), 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 291.3° from Alligator Creek. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 285.9°.
Using a compass in Alligator Creek
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alligator Creek. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 285.9° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.