Market Deeping Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Market Deeping, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Market Deeping
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Market Deeping?
The Qibla direction from Market Deeping, England, United Kingdom is 119.9° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Market Deeping should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Market Deeping from Mecca?
The distance from Market Deeping to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,874 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Market Deeping?
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 Market Deeping, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Market Deeping?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Market Deeping is 119.9° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 135.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Market Deeping
The Qibla direction from Market Deeping, England, United Kingdom is 119.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,874 km (3,029 miles) away. Geographically, Market Deeping 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 Market Deeping, this means facing east-southeast (119.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Market Deeping
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.9°), 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 Market Deeping. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.9°.
Using a compass in Market Deeping
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Market Deeping. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.9° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.