Le Hurel Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Le Hurel, Other, Guernsey

Qibla: 114.5° ESE
Distance: 4,850 km
Coords: 49.49°, -2.53°
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Le Hurel
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4,850 km

Qibla Details for Le Hurel

Qibla Angle114.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing129.7°
Distance to Kaaba4,850 km / 3,014 mi
RegionOther
Latitude49.4950°
Longitude-2.5297°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Le Hurel?

The Qibla direction from Le Hurel, Other, Guernsey is 114.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Le Hurel should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Le Hurel from Mecca?

The distance from Le Hurel to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,850 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Le Hurel?

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 Le Hurel, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Le Hurel?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Le Hurel is 114.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 129.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 114.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Le Hurel

The Qibla direction from Le Hurel, Other, Guernsey is 114.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,850 km (3,014 miles) away. Geographically, Le Hurel 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 Le Hurel, this means facing east-southeast (114.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Le Hurel

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (114.5°), 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 129.7° from Le Hurel. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 114.5°.

Using a compass in Le Hurel

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Le Hurel. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 114.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.