Ponte Buggianese Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ponte Buggianese, Tuscany, Italy
Qibla Details for Ponte Buggianese
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ponte Buggianese?
The Qibla direction from Ponte Buggianese, Tuscany, Italy is 123.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ponte Buggianese should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ponte Buggianese from Mecca?
The distance from Ponte Buggianese to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,661 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ponte Buggianese?
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 Ponte Buggianese, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ponte Buggianese?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ponte Buggianese is 123.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ponte Buggianese
The Qibla direction from Ponte Buggianese, Tuscany, Italy is 123.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,661 km (2,275 miles) away. Geographically, Ponte Buggianese 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 Ponte Buggianese, this means facing east-southeast (123.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ponte Buggianese
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (123.6°), 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 132.8° from Ponte Buggianese. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.6°.
Using a compass in Ponte Buggianese
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ponte Buggianese. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 123.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.