Pollone Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pollone, Piedmont, Italy
Qibla Details for Pollone
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pollone?
The Qibla direction from Pollone, Piedmont, Italy is 122.2° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pollone should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pollone from Mecca?
The distance from Pollone to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,948 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pollone?
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 Pollone, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pollone?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pollone is 122.2° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pollone
The Qibla direction from Pollone, Piedmont, Italy is 122.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,948 km (2,453 miles) away. Geographically, Pollone 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 Pollone, this means facing east-southeast (122.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pollone
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (122.2°), 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 132.7° from Pollone. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.2°.
Using a compass in Pollone
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pollone. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 122.2° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.