Grinzane Cavour Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Grinzane Cavour, Piedmont, Italy
Qibla Details for Grinzane Cavour
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Grinzane Cavour?
The Qibla direction from Grinzane Cavour, Piedmont, Italy is 121.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Grinzane Cavour should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Grinzane Cavour from Mecca?
The distance from Grinzane Cavour to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,894 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Grinzane Cavour?
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 Grinzane Cavour, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Grinzane Cavour?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Grinzane Cavour is 121.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 131.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 121.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Grinzane Cavour
The Qibla direction from Grinzane Cavour, Piedmont, Italy is 121.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,894 km (2,420 miles) away. Geographically, Grinzane Cavour 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 Grinzane Cavour, this means facing east-southeast (121.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Grinzane Cavour
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (121.1°), 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 131.4° from Grinzane Cavour. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 121.1°.
Using a compass in Grinzane Cavour
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Grinzane Cavour. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 121.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.