North Shields Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from North Shields, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for North Shields
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in North Shields?
The Qibla direction from North Shields, England, United Kingdom is 120.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in North Shields should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is North Shields from Mecca?
The distance from North Shields to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,070 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in North Shields?
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 Shields, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in North Shields?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from North Shields is 120.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 137°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 120.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in North Shields
The Qibla direction from North Shields, England, United Kingdom is 120.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,070 km (3,150 miles) away. Geographically, North Shields 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 Shields, this means facing east-southeast (120.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in North Shields
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (120.6°), 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 137° from North Shields. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 120.6°.
Using a compass in North Shields
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 Shields. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 120.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.