New Forest Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from New Forest, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for New Forest
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in New Forest?
The Qibla direction from New Forest, Hampshire, United Kingdom is 116.4° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in New Forest should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is New Forest from Mecca?
The distance from New Forest to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,879 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in New Forest?
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 New Forest, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in New Forest?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from New Forest is 116.4° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 131.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.4°.
Other Cities in Hampshire
Basingstoke and Deane
Qibla: 117.2°
Borough of Eastleigh
Qibla: 117°
Borough of Fareham
Qibla: 117.1°
Borough of Havant
Qibla: 117.2°
City of Winchester
Qibla: 117°
East Hampshire
Qibla: 117.3°
Gosport
Qibla: 117.1°
Hart
Qibla: 117.8°
Portsmouth
Qibla: 117.2°
Rushmoor
Qibla: 118°
Southampton
Qibla: 116.5°
Test Valley
Qibla: 116.8°
Finding Qibla Direction in New Forest
The Qibla direction from New Forest, Hampshire, United Kingdom is 116.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,879 km (3,032 miles) away. Geographically, New Forest 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 New Forest, this means facing east-southeast (116.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in New Forest
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (116.4°), 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 131.8° from New Forest. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.4°.
Using a compass in New Forest
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in New Forest. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 116.4° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.