Alice Castello Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alice Castello, Piedmont, Italy
Qibla Details for Alice Castello
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alice Castello?
The Qibla direction from Alice Castello, Piedmont, Italy is 122.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alice Castello should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alice Castello from Mecca?
The distance from Alice Castello to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,931 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alice Castello?
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 Alice Castello, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alice Castello?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alice Castello is 122.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Alice Castello
The Qibla direction from Alice Castello, Piedmont, Italy is 122.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,931 km (2,443 miles) away. Geographically, Alice Castello 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 Alice Castello, this means facing east-southeast (122.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alice Castello
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (122.1°), 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 132.5° from Alice Castello. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.1°.
Using a compass in Alice Castello
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alice Castello. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 122.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.