Bourg-des-Comptes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bourg-des-Comptes, Bretagne, France
Qibla Details for Bourg-des-Comptes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bourg-des-Comptes?
The Qibla direction from Bourg-des-Comptes, Bretagne, France is 113.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bourg-des-Comptes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bourg-des-Comptes from Mecca?
The distance from Bourg-des-Comptes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,726 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bourg-des-Comptes?
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 Bourg-des-Comptes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bourg-des-Comptes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bourg-des-Comptes is 113.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 128.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 113.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bourg-des-Comptes
The Qibla direction from Bourg-des-Comptes, Bretagne, France is 113.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,726 km (2,937 miles) away. Geographically, Bourg-des-Comptes 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 Bourg-des-Comptes, this means facing east-southeast (113.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bourg-des-Comptes
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (113.8°), 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 128.3° from Bourg-des-Comptes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 113.8°.
Using a compass in Bourg-des-Comptes
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bourg-des-Comptes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 113.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.