Kincardine Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Kincardine
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kincardine?
The Qibla direction from Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom is 119° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kincardine should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kincardine from Mecca?
The distance from Kincardine to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,252 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kincardine?
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 Kincardine, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kincardine?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kincardine is 119° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 136.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kincardine
The Qibla direction from Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom is 119° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,252 km (3,263 miles) away. Geographically, Kincardine 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 Kincardine, this means facing east-southeast (119°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kincardine
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119°), 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 136.6° from Kincardine. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119°.
Using a compass in Kincardine
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kincardine. 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° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.