Obersimmental-Saanen District Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Obersimmental-Saanen District, Bern, Switzerland
Qibla Details for Obersimmental-Saanen District
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Obersimmental-Saanen District?
The Qibla direction from Obersimmental-Saanen District, Bern, Switzerland is 122.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Obersimmental-Saanen District should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Obersimmental-Saanen District from Mecca?
The distance from Obersimmental-Saanen District to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,043 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Obersimmental-Saanen District?
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 Obersimmental-Saanen District, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Obersimmental-Saanen District?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Obersimmental-Saanen District is 122.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Obersimmental-Saanen District
The Qibla direction from Obersimmental-Saanen District, Bern, Switzerland is 122.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,043 km (2,512 miles) away. Geographically, Obersimmental-Saanen District sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-southeast.
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 Obersimmental-Saanen District, this means facing east-southeast (122.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Obersimmental-Saanen District
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (122.5°), 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 133.4° from Obersimmental-Saanen District. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.5°.
Using a compass in Obersimmental-Saanen District
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Obersimmental-Saanen District. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 122.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.