Bala Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bala, Wales, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Bala
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bala?
The Qibla direction from Bala, Wales, United Kingdom is 116.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bala should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bala from Mecca?
The distance from Bala to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,081 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bala?
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 Bala, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bala?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bala is 116.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bala
The Qibla direction from Bala, Wales, United Kingdom is 116.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,081 km (3,157 miles) away. Geographically, Bala 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 Bala, this means facing east-southeast (116.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bala
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (116.5°), 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 133.1° from Bala. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.5°.
Using a compass in Bala
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bala. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 116.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.