Grotte Santo Stefano Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Grotte Santo Stefano, Lazio, Italy
Qibla Details for Grotte Santo Stefano
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Grotte Santo Stefano?
The Qibla direction from Grotte Santo Stefano, Lazio, Italy is 123.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Grotte Santo Stefano should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Grotte Santo Stefano from Mecca?
The distance from Grotte Santo Stefano to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,482 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Grotte Santo Stefano?
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 Grotte Santo Stefano, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Grotte Santo Stefano?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Grotte Santo Stefano is 123.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.7°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Grotte Santo Stefano
The Qibla direction from Grotte Santo Stefano, Lazio, Italy is 123.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,482 km (2,164 miles) away. Geographically, Grotte Santo Stefano 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 Grotte Santo Stefano, this means facing east-southeast (123.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Grotte Santo Stefano
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (123.7°), 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 132.3° from Grotte Santo Stefano. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.7°.
Using a compass in Grotte Santo Stefano
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Grotte Santo Stefano. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 123.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.