Brunswick Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Brunswick, Western Australia, Australia
Qibla Details for Brunswick
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Brunswick?
The Qibla direction from Brunswick, Western Australia, Australia is 295.4° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Brunswick should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Brunswick from Mecca?
The distance from Brunswick to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,097 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Brunswick?
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 Brunswick, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Brunswick?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Brunswick is 295.4° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 307°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Brunswick
The Qibla direction from Brunswick, Western Australia, Australia is 295.4° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,097 km (6,274 miles) away. Geographically, Brunswick sits to the 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 Brunswick, this means facing west-northwest (295.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Brunswick
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.4°), 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 307° from Brunswick. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.4°.
Using a compass in Brunswick
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Brunswick. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 295.4° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.