Le Pertre Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Le Pertre, Bretagne, France
Qibla Details for Le Pertre
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Le Pertre?
The Qibla direction from Le Pertre, Bretagne, France is 114.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Le Pertre should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Le Pertre from Mecca?
The distance from Le Pertre to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,683 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Le Pertre?
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 Le Pertre, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Le Pertre?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Le Pertre is 114.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 128.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 114.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Le Pertre
The Qibla direction from Le Pertre, Bretagne, France is 114.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,683 km (2,910 miles) away. Geographically, Le Pertre 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 Le Pertre, this means facing east-southeast (114.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Le Pertre
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (114.6°), 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 128.9° from Le Pertre. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 114.6°.
Using a compass in Le Pertre
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Le Pertre. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 114.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.