Lamarche Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lamarche, Grand-Est, France
Qibla Details for Lamarche
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lamarche?
The Qibla direction from Lamarche, Grand-Est, France is 122.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lamarche should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lamarche from Mecca?
The distance from Lamarche to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,239 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lamarche?
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 Lamarche, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lamarche?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lamarche is 122.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lamarche
The Qibla direction from Lamarche, Grand-Est, France is 122.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,239 km (2,634 miles) away. Geographically, Lamarche 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 Lamarche, this means facing east-southeast (122.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lamarche
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (122.3°), 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 134.1° from Lamarche. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.3°.
Using a compass in Lamarche
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lamarche. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 122.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.