Pieve al Toppo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pieve al Toppo, Tuscany, Italy
Qibla Details for Pieve al Toppo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pieve al Toppo?
The Qibla direction from Pieve al Toppo, Tuscany, Italy is 124.4° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pieve al Toppo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pieve al Toppo from Mecca?
The distance from Pieve al Toppo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,563 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pieve al Toppo?
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 al Toppo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pieve al Toppo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pieve al Toppo is 124.4° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 133.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pieve al Toppo
The Qibla direction from Pieve al Toppo, Tuscany, Italy is 124.4° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,563 km (2,214 miles) away. Geographically, Pieve al Toppo sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 al Toppo, this means facing southeast (124.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pieve al Toppo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (124.4°), 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 133.2° from Pieve al Toppo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 124.4°.
Using a compass in Pieve al Toppo
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 al Toppo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 124.4° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.