Les Loges Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Les Loges, Normandie, France
Qibla Details for Les Loges
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Les Loges?
The Qibla direction from Les Loges, Normandie, France is 117.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Les Loges should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Les Loges from Mecca?
The distance from Les Loges to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,678 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Les Loges?
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 Les Loges, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Les Loges?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Les Loges is 117.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 131.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.7°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Les Loges
The Qibla direction from Les Loges, Normandie, France is 117.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,678 km (2,907 miles) away. Geographically, Les Loges 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 Les Loges, this means facing east-southeast (117.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Les Loges
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (117.7°), 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 131.9° from Les Loges. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.7°.
Using a compass in Les Loges
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Les Loges. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 117.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.