Bradley Cross Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bradley Cross, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Bradley Cross
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bradley Cross?
The Qibla direction from Bradley Cross, England, United Kingdom is 115.9° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bradley Cross should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bradley Cross from Mecca?
The distance from Bradley Cross to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,950 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bradley Cross?
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 Bradley Cross, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bradley Cross?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bradley Cross is 115.9° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 131.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 115.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bradley Cross
The Qibla direction from Bradley Cross, England, United Kingdom is 115.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,950 km (3,076 miles) away. Geographically, Bradley Cross 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 Bradley Cross, this means facing east-southeast (115.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bradley Cross
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (115.9°), 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 131.7° from Bradley Cross. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 115.9°.
Using a compass in Bradley Cross
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bradley Cross. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 115.9° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.