Vauréal Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Vauréal, Île-de-France, France
Qibla Details for Vauréal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Vauréal?
The Qibla direction from Vauréal, Île-de-France, France is 119° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vauréal should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Vauréal from Mecca?
The distance from Vauréal to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,531 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Vauréal?
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 Vauréal, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vauréal?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vauréal is 119° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Vauréal
The Qibla direction from Vauréal, Île-de-France, France is 119° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,531 km (2,815 miles) away. Geographically, Vauréal 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 Vauréal, this means facing east-southeast (119°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vauréal
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119°), 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 132.4° from Vauréal. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119°.
Using a compass in Vauréal
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vauréal. 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° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.