Kippen Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kippen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Kippen
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kippen?
The Qibla direction from Kippen, Scotland, United Kingdom is 118.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kippen should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kippen from Mecca?
The distance from Kippen to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,280 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kippen?
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 Kippen, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kippen?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kippen is 118.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 136.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 118.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kippen
The Qibla direction from Kippen, Scotland, United Kingdom is 118.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,280 km (3,281 miles) away. Geographically, Kippen 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 Kippen, this means facing east-southeast (118.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kippen
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (118.6°), 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 136.4° from Kippen. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 118.6°.
Using a compass in Kippen
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kippen. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 118.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.