Empingham Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Empingham, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Empingham
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Empingham?
The Qibla direction from Empingham, England, United Kingdom is 119.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Empingham should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Empingham from Mecca?
The distance from Empingham to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,890 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Empingham?
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 Empingham, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Empingham?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Empingham is 119.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Empingham
The Qibla direction from Empingham, England, United Kingdom is 119.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,890 km (3,039 miles) away. Geographically, Empingham 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 Empingham, this means facing east-southeast (119.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Empingham
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.5°), 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 134.9° from Empingham. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.5°.
Using a compass in Empingham
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Empingham. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.