La Fregondée Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from La Fregondée, Other, Guernsey
Qibla Details for La Fregondée
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in La Fregondée?
The Qibla direction from La Fregondée, Other, Guernsey is 114.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Fregondée should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is La Fregondée from Mecca?
The distance from La Fregondée to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,837 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in La Fregondée?
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 La Fregondée, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Fregondée?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Fregondée is 114.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 129.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 114.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in La Fregondée
The Qibla direction from La Fregondée, Other, Guernsey is 114.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,837 km (3,006 miles) away. Geographically, La Fregondée 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 La Fregondée, this means facing east-southeast (114.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Fregondée
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (114.6°), 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 129.7° from La Fregondée. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 114.6°.
Using a compass in La Fregondée
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in La Fregondée. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 114.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.