Mihintale Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mihintale, North Central, Sri Lanka
Qibla Details for Mihintale
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mihintale?
The Qibla direction from Mihintale, North Central, Sri Lanka is 293.1° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mihintale should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mihintale from Mecca?
The distance from Mihintale to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,595 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mihintale?
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 Mihintale, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mihintale?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mihintale is 293.1° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 288.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mihintale
The Qibla direction from Mihintale, North Central, Sri Lanka is 293.1° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,595 km (2,855 miles) away. Geographically, Mihintale sits to the east-southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Mihintale, this means facing west-northwest (293.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mihintale
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (293.1°), 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 288.4° from Mihintale. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.1°.
Using a compass in Mihintale
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mihintale. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 293.1° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.