Clearview Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Clearview, South Australia, Australia

Qibla: 283.4° WNW
Distance: 12,133 km
Coords: -34.86°, 138.61°
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Clearview
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12,133 km

Qibla Details for Clearview

Qibla Angle283.4° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing300.9°
Distance to Kaaba12,133 km / 7,539 mi
RegionSouth Australia
Latitude-34.8573°
Longitude138.6133°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Clearview?

The Qibla direction from Clearview, South Australia, Australia is 283.4° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Clearview should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Clearview from Mecca?

The distance from Clearview to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,133 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Clearview?

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 Clearview, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Clearview?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Clearview is 283.4° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 300.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.4°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Clearview

The Qibla direction from Clearview, South Australia, Australia is 283.4° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,133 km (7,539 miles) away. Geographically, Clearview 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 Clearview, this means facing west-northwest (283.4°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Clearview

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (283.4°), 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 300.9° from Clearview. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.4°.

Using a compass in Clearview

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Clearview. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 283.4° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.