Wattle Range Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Wattle Range, South Australia, Australia

Qibla: 281.5° WNW
Distance: 12,355 km
Coords: -37.51°, 140.42°
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Wattle Range
281.5°
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12,355 km

Qibla Details for Wattle Range

Qibla Angle281.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing301.8°
Distance to Kaaba12,355 km / 7,677 mi
RegionSouth Australia
Latitude-37.5080°
Longitude140.4211°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Wattle Range?

The Qibla direction from Wattle Range, South Australia, Australia is 281.5° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Wattle Range should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Wattle Range from Mecca?

The distance from Wattle Range to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,355 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Wattle Range?

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 Wattle Range, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Wattle Range?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Wattle Range is 281.5° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 301.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 281.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Wattle Range

The Qibla direction from Wattle Range, South Australia, Australia is 281.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,355 km (7,677 miles) away. Geographically, Wattle Range 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 Wattle Range, this means facing west-northwest (281.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Wattle Range

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (281.5°), 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 301.8° from Wattle Range. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 281.5°.

Using a compass in Wattle Range

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Wattle Range. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 281.5° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.