Fauxquets Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Fauxquets, Other, Guernsey

Qibla: 114.4° ESE
Distance: 4,852 km
Coords: 49.45°, -2.59°
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Fauxquets
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4,852 km

Qibla Details for Fauxquets

Qibla Angle114.4° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing129.6°
Distance to Kaaba4,852 km / 3,015 mi
RegionOther
Latitude49.4492°
Longitude-2.5925°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Fauxquets?

The Qibla direction from Fauxquets, Other, Guernsey is 114.4° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fauxquets should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Fauxquets from Mecca?

The distance from Fauxquets to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,852 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Fauxquets?

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 Fauxquets, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fauxquets?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fauxquets is 114.4° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 129.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 114.4°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Fauxquets

The Qibla direction from Fauxquets, Other, Guernsey is 114.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,852 km (3,015 miles) away. Geographically, Fauxquets 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 Fauxquets, this means facing east-southeast (114.4°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fauxquets

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (114.4°), 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 129.6° from Fauxquets. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 114.4°.

Using a compass in Fauxquets

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fauxquets. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 114.4° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.