Fort Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fort, Maharashtra, India
Qibla Details for Fort
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fort?
The Qibla direction from Fort, Maharashtra, India is 280.3° (W) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fort should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fort from Mecca?
The distance from Fort to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,454 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fort?
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 Fort, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fort?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fort is 280.3° (W). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 274.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 280.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fort
The Qibla direction from Fort, Maharashtra, India is 280.3° from true north, pointing towards the west. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,454 km (2,146 miles) away. Geographically, Fort sits to the east of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west.
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 Fort, this means facing west (280.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fort
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (280.3°), 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 274.6° from Fort. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 280.3°.
Using a compass in Fort
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fort. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 280.3° (west) and shows ALIGNED.