San Nicola Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Nicola, Sardinia, Italy
Qibla Details for San Nicola
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Nicola?
The Qibla direction from San Nicola, Sardinia, Italy is 117° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Nicola should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Nicola from Mecca?
The distance from San Nicola to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,604 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Nicola?
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 San Nicola, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Nicola?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Nicola is 117° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 126.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 117°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Nicola
The Qibla direction from San Nicola, Sardinia, Italy is 117° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,604 km (2,239 miles) away. Geographically, San Nicola 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 San Nicola, this means facing east-southeast (117°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Nicola
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (117°), 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 126.2° from San Nicola. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 117°.
Using a compass in San Nicola
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Nicola. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 117° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.