Abergele Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Abergele, Wales, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Abergele
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Abergele?
The Qibla direction from Abergele, Wales, United Kingdom is 116.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Abergele should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Abergele from Mecca?
The distance from Abergele to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,099 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Abergele?
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 Abergele, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Abergele?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Abergele is 116.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Abergele
The Qibla direction from Abergele, Wales, United Kingdom is 116.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,099 km (3,168 miles) away. Geographically, Abergele 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 Abergele, this means facing east-southeast (116.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Abergele
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (116.8°), 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 133.5° from Abergele. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.8°.
Using a compass in Abergele
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Abergele. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 116.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.