Tafo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tafo, Ashanti, Ghana
Qibla Details for Tafo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tafo?
The Qibla direction from Tafo, Ashanti, Ghana is 65.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tafo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tafo from Mecca?
The distance from Tafo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,744 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tafo?
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 Tafo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tafo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tafo is 65.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tafo
The Qibla direction from Tafo, Ashanti, Ghana is 65.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,744 km (2,948 miles) away. Geographically, Tafo sits to the west-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
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 Tafo, this means facing east-northeast (65.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tafo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.5°), 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 69.9° from Tafo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.5°.
Using a compass in Tafo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tafo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.