Nurmes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nurmes, North Karelia, Finland
Qibla Details for Nurmes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nurmes?
The Qibla direction from Nurmes, North Karelia, Finland is 165.3° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nurmes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nurmes from Mecca?
The distance from Nurmes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,757 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nurmes?
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 Nurmes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nurmes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nurmes is 165.3° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 170.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 165.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nurmes
The Qibla direction from Nurmes, North Karelia, Finland is 165.3° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,757 km (2,956 miles) away. Geographically, Nurmes sits to the north of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-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 Nurmes, this means facing south-southeast (165.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nurmes
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (165.3°), 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 170.1° from Nurmes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 165.3°.
Using a compass in Nurmes
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nurmes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 165.3° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.