Owston Ferry Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Owston Ferry, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Owston Ferry
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Owston Ferry?
The Qibla direction from Owston Ferry, England, United Kingdom is 120.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Owston Ferry should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Owston Ferry from Mecca?
The distance from Owston Ferry to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,947 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Owston Ferry?
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 Owston Ferry, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Owston Ferry?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Owston Ferry is 120.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 135.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 120.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Owston Ferry
The Qibla direction from Owston Ferry, England, United Kingdom is 120.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,947 km (3,074 miles) away. Geographically, Owston Ferry 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 Owston Ferry, this means facing east-southeast (120.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Owston Ferry
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (120.1°), 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 135.7° from Owston Ferry. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 120.1°.
Using a compass in Owston Ferry
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Owston Ferry. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 120.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.