Kiveton Park Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kiveton Park, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Kiveton Park
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kiveton Park?
The Qibla direction from Kiveton Park, England, United Kingdom is 119.4° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kiveton Park should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kiveton Park from Mecca?
The distance from Kiveton Park to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,966 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kiveton Park?
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 Kiveton Park, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kiveton Park?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kiveton Park is 119.4° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 135.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kiveton Park
The Qibla direction from Kiveton Park, England, United Kingdom is 119.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,966 km (3,086 miles) away. Geographically, Kiveton Park 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 Kiveton Park, this means facing east-southeast (119.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kiveton Park
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.4°), 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 135.2° from Kiveton Park. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.4°.
Using a compass in Kiveton Park
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kiveton Park. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.4° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.