Glazebury Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Glazebury, England, United Kingdom

Qibla: 118.2° ESE
Distance: 5,045 km
Coords: 53.47°, -2.50°
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Glazebury
118.2°
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5,045 km

Qibla Details for Glazebury

Qibla Angle118.2° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing134.5°
Distance to Kaaba5,045 km / 3,135 mi
RegionEngland
Latitude53.4708°
Longitude-2.4982°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Glazebury?

The Qibla direction from Glazebury, England, United Kingdom is 118.2° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Glazebury should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Glazebury from Mecca?

The distance from Glazebury to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,045 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Glazebury?

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 Glazebury, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Glazebury?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Glazebury is 118.2° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 118.2°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Glazebury

The Qibla direction from Glazebury, England, United Kingdom is 118.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,045 km (3,135 miles) away. Geographically, Glazebury 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 Glazebury, this means facing east-southeast (118.2°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Glazebury

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (118.2°), 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 134.5° from Glazebury. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 118.2°.

Using a compass in Glazebury

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Glazebury. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 118.2° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.