Trott Park Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Trott Park, South Australia, Australia

Qibla: 283.3° WNW
Distance: 12,132 km
Coords: -35.08°, 138.54°
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Trott Park
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12,132 km

Qibla Details for Trott Park

Qibla Angle283.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing301.1°
Distance to Kaaba12,132 km / 7,538 mi
RegionSouth Australia
Latitude-35.0758°
Longitude138.5419°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Trott Park?

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

How far is Trott Park from Mecca?

The distance from Trott Park to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,132 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Trott Park?

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 Trott Park, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Trott Park?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Trott Park 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 Trott Park

The Qibla direction from Trott Park, South Australia, Australia is 283.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,132 km (7,538 miles) away. Geographically, Trott Park 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 Trott Park, this means facing west-northwest (283.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Trott Park

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 Trott Park. 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 Trott Park

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Trott Park. 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.