Rocca Pia Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rocca Pia, Abruzzo, Italy
Qibla Details for Rocca Pia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rocca Pia?
The Qibla direction from Rocca Pia, Abruzzo, Italy is 125.4° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rocca Pia should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rocca Pia from Mecca?
The distance from Rocca Pia to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,323 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rocca Pia?
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 Rocca Pia, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rocca Pia?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rocca Pia is 125.4° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Rocca Pia
The Qibla direction from Rocca Pia, Abruzzo, Italy is 125.4° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,323 km (2,065 miles) away. Geographically, Rocca Pia sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Rocca Pia, this means facing southeast (125.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rocca Pia
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (125.4°), 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 133.3° from Rocca Pia. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 125.4°.
Using a compass in Rocca Pia
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rocca Pia. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 125.4° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.