Mount Clear Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mount Clear, Victoria, Australia
Qibla Details for Mount Clear
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mount Clear?
The Qibla direction from Mount Clear, Victoria, Australia is 279.5° (W) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mount Clear should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mount Clear from Mecca?
The distance from Mount Clear to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,657 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mount Clear?
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 Mount Clear, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mount Clear?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mount Clear is 279.5° (W). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 301°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 279.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mount Clear
The Qibla direction from Mount Clear, Victoria, Australia is 279.5° from true north, pointing towards the west. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,657 km (7,865 miles) away. Geographically, Mount Clear 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 Mount Clear, this means facing west (279.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mount Clear
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (279.5°), 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° from Mount Clear. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 279.5°.
Using a compass in Mount Clear
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mount Clear. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 279.5° (west) and shows ALIGNED.