North Collingham Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from North Collingham, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for North Collingham
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in North Collingham?
The Qibla direction from North Collingham, England, United Kingdom is 119.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in North Collingham should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is North Collingham from Mecca?
The distance from North Collingham to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,926 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in North Collingham?
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 North Collingham, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in North Collingham?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from North Collingham is 119.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 135.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in North Collingham
The Qibla direction from North Collingham, England, United Kingdom is 119.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,926 km (3,061 miles) away. Geographically, North Collingham 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 North Collingham, this means facing east-southeast (119.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in North Collingham
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.8°), 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 135.3° from North Collingham. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.8°.
Using a compass in North Collingham
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in North Collingham. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.