La Ricamarie Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from La Ricamarie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Qibla Details for La Ricamarie
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in La Ricamarie?
The Qibla direction from La Ricamarie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France is 117.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Ricamarie should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is La Ricamarie from Mecca?
The distance from La Ricamarie to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,184 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in La Ricamarie?
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 La Ricamarie, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Ricamarie?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Ricamarie is 117.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 129.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.7°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in La Ricamarie
The Qibla direction from La Ricamarie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France is 117.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,184 km (2,600 miles) away. Geographically, La Ricamarie 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 La Ricamarie, this means facing east-southeast (117.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Ricamarie
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (117.7°), 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 129.4° from La Ricamarie. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.7°.
Using a compass in La Ricamarie
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in La Ricamarie. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 117.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.