Fife Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Fife
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fife?
The Qibla direction from Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom is 119.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fife should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fife from Mecca?
The distance from Fife to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,232 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fife?
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 Fife, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fife?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fife is 119.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 137.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fife
The Qibla direction from Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom is 119.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,232 km (3,251 miles) away. Geographically, Fife 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 Fife, this means facing east-southeast (119.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fife
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.8°), 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 137.2° from Fife. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.8°.
Using a compass in Fife
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fife. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.