Neringa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Neringa, Klaipėda, Lithuania
Qibla Details for Neringa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Neringa?
The Qibla direction from Neringa, Klaipėda, Lithuania is 150° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Neringa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Neringa from Mecca?
The distance from Neringa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,089 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Neringa?
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 Neringa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Neringa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Neringa is 150° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 157.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 150°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Neringa
The Qibla direction from Neringa, Klaipėda, Lithuania is 150° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,089 km (2,541 miles) away. Geographically, Neringa sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-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 Neringa, this means facing south-southeast (150°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Neringa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (150°), 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 157.3° from Neringa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 150°.
Using a compass in Neringa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Neringa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 150° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.