Hillside Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hillside, Victoria, Australia
Qibla Details for Hillside
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hillside?
The Qibla direction from Hillside, Victoria, Australia is 279° (W) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hillside should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hillside from Mecca?
The distance from Hillside to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,734 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hillside?
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 Hillside, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hillside?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hillside is 279° (W). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 300.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 279°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hillside
The Qibla direction from Hillside, Victoria, Australia is 279° from true north, pointing towards the west. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,734 km (7,913 miles) away. Geographically, Hillside sits to the east-southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west.
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 Hillside, this means facing west (279°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hillside
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (279°), 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 Hillside. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 279°.
Using a compass in Hillside
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hillside. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 279° (west) and shows ALIGNED.