Roleystone Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Roleystone, Western Australia, Australia
Qibla Details for Roleystone
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Roleystone?
The Qibla direction from Roleystone, Western Australia, Australia is 295.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Roleystone should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Roleystone from Mecca?
The distance from Roleystone to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,061 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Roleystone?
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 Roleystone, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Roleystone?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Roleystone is 295.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 306.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Roleystone
The Qibla direction from Roleystone, Western Australia, Australia is 295.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,061 km (6,252 miles) away. Geographically, Roleystone 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 Roleystone, this means facing west-northwest (295.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Roleystone
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.3°), 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 306.2° from Roleystone. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.3°.
Using a compass in Roleystone
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Roleystone. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 295.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.