Manifold Heights Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Manifold Heights, Victoria, Australia
Qibla Details for Manifold Heights
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Manifold Heights?
The Qibla direction from Manifold Heights, Victoria, Australia is 279° (W) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Manifold Heights should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Manifold Heights from Mecca?
The distance from Manifold Heights to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,706 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Manifold Heights?
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 Manifold Heights, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Manifold Heights?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Manifold Heights is 279° (W). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 301.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 279°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Manifold Heights
The Qibla direction from Manifold Heights, Victoria, Australia is 279° from true north, pointing towards the west. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,706 km (7,895 miles) away. Geographically, Manifold Heights 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 Manifold Heights, this means facing west (279°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Manifold Heights
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 301.2° from Manifold Heights. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 279°.
Using a compass in Manifold Heights
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Manifold Heights. 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.