Grantham Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Grantham, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Grantham
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Grantham?
The Qibla direction from Grantham, England, United Kingdom is 119.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Grantham should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Grantham from Mecca?
The distance from Grantham to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,906 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Grantham?
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 Grantham, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Grantham?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Grantham is 119.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 135.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Grantham
The Qibla direction from Grantham, England, United Kingdom is 119.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,906 km (3,048 miles) away. Geographically, Grantham 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 Grantham, this means facing east-southeast (119.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Grantham
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.7°), 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 135.1° from Grantham. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.7°.
Using a compass in Grantham
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Grantham. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.