Pieve Vergonte Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pieve Vergonte, Piedmont, Italy
Qibla Details for Pieve Vergonte
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pieve Vergonte?
The Qibla direction from Pieve Vergonte, Piedmont, Italy is 123° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pieve Vergonte should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pieve Vergonte from Mecca?
The distance from Pieve Vergonte to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,957 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pieve Vergonte?
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 Pieve Vergonte, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pieve Vergonte?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pieve Vergonte is 123° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 123°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pieve Vergonte
The Qibla direction from Pieve Vergonte, Piedmont, Italy is 123° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,957 km (2,459 miles) away. Geographically, Pieve Vergonte 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 Pieve Vergonte, this means facing east-southeast (123°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pieve Vergonte
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (123°), 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 133.5° from Pieve Vergonte. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 123°.
Using a compass in Pieve Vergonte
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pieve Vergonte. 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° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.