Buttigliera Alta Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Buttigliera Alta, Piedmont, Italy
Qibla Details for Buttigliera Alta
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Buttigliera Alta?
The Qibla direction from Buttigliera Alta, Piedmont, Italy is 120.9° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Buttigliera Alta should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Buttigliera Alta from Mecca?
The distance from Buttigliera Alta to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,956 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Buttigliera Alta?
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 Buttigliera Alta, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Buttigliera Alta?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Buttigliera Alta is 120.9° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 131.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 120.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Buttigliera Alta
The Qibla direction from Buttigliera Alta, Piedmont, Italy is 120.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,956 km (2,458 miles) away. Geographically, Buttigliera Alta 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 Buttigliera Alta, this means facing east-southeast (120.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Buttigliera Alta
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (120.9°), 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 131.5° from Buttigliera Alta. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 120.9°.
Using a compass in Buttigliera Alta
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Buttigliera Alta. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 120.9° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.