Isola del Cantone Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Isola del Cantone, Liguria, Italy
Qibla Details for Isola del Cantone
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Isola del Cantone?
The Qibla direction from Isola del Cantone, Liguria, Italy is 122.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Isola del Cantone should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Isola del Cantone from Mecca?
The distance from Isola del Cantone to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,829 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Isola del Cantone?
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 Isola del Cantone, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Isola del Cantone?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Isola del Cantone is 122.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Isola del Cantone
The Qibla direction from Isola del Cantone, Liguria, Italy is 122.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,829 km (2,379 miles) away. Geographically, Isola del Cantone 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 Isola del Cantone, this means facing east-southeast (122.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Isola del Cantone
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (122.3°), 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 132.3° from Isola del Cantone. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.3°.
Using a compass in Isola del Cantone
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Isola del Cantone. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 122.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.