Mallacoota Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia
Qibla Details for Mallacoota
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mallacoota?
The Qibla direction from Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia is 276.3° (W) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mallacoota should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mallacoota from Mecca?
The distance from Mallacoota to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,170 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mallacoota?
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 Mallacoota, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mallacoota?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mallacoota is 276.3° (W). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 299.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 276.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mallacoota
The Qibla direction from Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia is 276.3° from true north, pointing towards the west. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,170 km (8,183 miles) away. Geographically, Mallacoota 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 Mallacoota, this means facing west (276.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mallacoota
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (276.3°), 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 299.6° from Mallacoota. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 276.3°.
Using a compass in Mallacoota
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mallacoota. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 276.3° (west) and shows ALIGNED.