Hathersage Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hathersage, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Hathersage
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hathersage?
The Qibla direction from Hathersage, England, United Kingdom is 119° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hathersage should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hathersage from Mecca?
The distance from Hathersage to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,988 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hathersage?
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 Hathersage, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hathersage?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hathersage is 119° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hathersage
The Qibla direction from Hathersage, England, United Kingdom is 119° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,988 km (3,099 miles) away. Geographically, Hathersage 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 Hathersage, this means facing east-southeast (119°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hathersage
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119°), 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 Hathersage. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119°.
Using a compass in Hathersage
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hathersage. 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° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.