Wantage Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Wantage, England, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Wantage
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Wantage?
The Qibla direction from Wantage, England, United Kingdom is 117.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Wantage should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Wantage from Mecca?
The distance from Wantage to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,883 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Wantage?
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 Wantage, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Wantage?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Wantage is 117.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Wantage
The Qibla direction from Wantage, England, United Kingdom is 117.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,883 km (3,034 miles) away. Geographically, Wantage 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 Wantage, this means facing east-southeast (117.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Wantage
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (117.6°), 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 133° from Wantage. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.6°.
Using a compass in Wantage
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Wantage. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 117.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.