Kankaanpää Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kankaanpää, Satakunta, Finland
Qibla Details for Kankaanpää
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kankaanpää?
The Qibla direction from Kankaanpää, Satakunta, Finland is 155.5° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kankaanpää should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kankaanpää from Mecca?
The distance from Kankaanpää to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,690 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kankaanpää?
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 Kankaanpää, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kankaanpää?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kankaanpää is 155.5° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 163.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 155.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kankaanpää
The Qibla direction from Kankaanpää, Satakunta, Finland is 155.5° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,690 km (2,914 miles) away. Geographically, Kankaanpää sits to the north-northwest 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 Kankaanpää, this means facing south-southeast (155.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kankaanpää
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (155.5°), 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 163.1° from Kankaanpää. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 155.5°.
Using a compass in Kankaanpää
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kankaanpää. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 155.5° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.