La Rochette Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from La Rochette, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Qibla Details for La Rochette
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in La Rochette?
The Qibla direction from La Rochette, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France is 119.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Rochette should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is La Rochette from Mecca?
The distance from La Rochette to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,067 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in La Rochette?
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 Rochette, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Rochette?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Rochette is 119.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 130.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in La Rochette
The Qibla direction from La Rochette, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France is 119.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,067 km (2,527 miles) away. Geographically, La Rochette 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 Rochette, this means facing east-southeast (119.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Rochette
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.8°), 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 130.9° from La Rochette. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.8°.
Using a compass in La Rochette
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 Rochette. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.