Hawarden Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hawarden, Wales, United Kingdom
Qibla Details for Hawarden
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hawarden?
The Qibla direction from Hawarden, Wales, United Kingdom is 117.4° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hawarden should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hawarden from Mecca?
The distance from Hawarden to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,061 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hawarden?
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 Hawarden, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hawarden?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hawarden is 117.4° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hawarden
The Qibla direction from Hawarden, Wales, United Kingdom is 117.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,061 km (3,145 miles) away. Geographically, Hawarden 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 Hawarden, this means facing east-southeast (117.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hawarden
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (117.4°), 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 133.8° from Hawarden. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.4°.
Using a compass in Hawarden
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hawarden. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 117.4° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.