Pipalkoti Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pipalkoti, Uttarakhand, India
Qibla Details for Pipalkoti
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pipalkoti?
The Qibla direction from Pipalkoti, Uttarakhand, India is 265.3° (W) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pipalkoti should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pipalkoti from Mecca?
The distance from Pipalkoti to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,068 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pipalkoti?
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 Pipalkoti, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pipalkoti?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pipalkoti is 265.3° (W). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 255.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 265.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pipalkoti
The Qibla direction from Pipalkoti, Uttarakhand, India is 265.3° from true north, pointing towards the west. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,068 km (2,528 miles) away. Geographically, Pipalkoti sits to the east-northeast 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 Pipalkoti, this means facing west (265.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pipalkoti
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (265.3°), 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 255.8° from Pipalkoti. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 265.3°.
Using a compass in Pipalkoti
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pipalkoti. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 265.3° (west) and shows ALIGNED.