La Roche-Derrien Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from La Roche-Derrien, Bretagne, France
Qibla Details for La Roche-Derrien
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in La Roche-Derrien?
The Qibla direction from La Roche-Derrien, Bretagne, France is 113° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Roche-Derrien should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is La Roche-Derrien from Mecca?
The distance from La Roche-Derrien to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,865 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in La Roche-Derrien?
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 Roche-Derrien, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Roche-Derrien?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Roche-Derrien is 113° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 128.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 113°.
Finding Qibla Direction in La Roche-Derrien
The Qibla direction from La Roche-Derrien, Bretagne, France is 113° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,865 km (3,023 miles) away. Geographically, La Roche-Derrien 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 Roche-Derrien, this means facing east-southeast (113°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Roche-Derrien
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (113°), 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 La Roche-Derrien. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 113°.
Using a compass in La Roche-Derrien
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 Roche-Derrien. 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° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.