Cawston Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cawston, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Cawston
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cawston?
The Qibla direction from Cawston, England, United Kingdom is 121.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cawston should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cawston from Mecca?
The distance from Cawston to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,793 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cawston?
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 Cawston, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cawston?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cawston is 121.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 136.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 121.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cawston
The Qibla direction from Cawston, England, United Kingdom is 121.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,793 km (2,978 miles) away. Geographically, Cawston sits to the north-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 Cawston, this means facing east-southeast (121.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cawston
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (121.6°), 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 136.3° from Cawston. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 121.6°.
Using a compass in Cawston
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cawston. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 121.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.