North Duffield Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from North Duffield, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for North Duffield
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in North Duffield?
The Qibla direction from North Duffield, England, United Kingdom is 120.2° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in North Duffield should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is North Duffield from Mecca?
The distance from North Duffield to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,976 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in North Duffield?
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 Duffield, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in North Duffield?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from North Duffield is 120.2° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 136°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 120.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in North Duffield
The Qibla direction from North Duffield, England, United Kingdom is 120.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,976 km (3,092 miles) away. Geographically, North Duffield sits to the north-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 Duffield, this means facing east-southeast (120.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in North Duffield
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (120.2°), 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 136° from North Duffield. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 120.2°.
Using a compass in North Duffield
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 Duffield. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 120.2° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.