McLaren Flat Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from McLaren Flat, South Australia, Australia

Qibla: 283.3° WNW
Distance: 12,140 km
Coords: -35.22°, 138.58°
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McLaren Flat
283.3°
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12,140 km

Qibla Details for McLaren Flat

Qibla Angle283.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing301.1°
Distance to Kaaba12,140 km / 7,543 mi
RegionSouth Australia
Latitude-35.2167°
Longitude138.5833°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in McLaren Flat?

The Qibla direction from McLaren Flat, South Australia, Australia is 283.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in McLaren Flat should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is McLaren Flat from Mecca?

The distance from McLaren Flat to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,140 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in McLaren Flat?

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 McLaren Flat, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in McLaren Flat?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from McLaren Flat is 283.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 301.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in McLaren Flat

The Qibla direction from McLaren Flat, South Australia, Australia is 283.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,140 km (7,543 miles) away. Geographically, McLaren Flat 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 McLaren Flat, this means facing west-northwest (283.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in McLaren Flat

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (283.3°), 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 301.1° from McLaren Flat. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.3°.

Using a compass in McLaren Flat

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in McLaren Flat. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 283.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.