High Wycombe Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for High Wycombe
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in High Wycombe?
The Qibla direction from High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom is 118.4° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in High Wycombe should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is High Wycombe from Mecca?
The distance from High Wycombe to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,843 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in High Wycombe?
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 High Wycombe, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in High Wycombe?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from High Wycombe is 118.4° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 118.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in High Wycombe
The Qibla direction from High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom is 118.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,843 km (3,009 miles) away. Geographically, High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe, this means facing east-southeast (118.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in High Wycombe
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (118.4°), 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 133.5° from High Wycombe. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 118.4°.
Using a compass in High Wycombe
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in High Wycombe. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 118.4° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.