Kampung Bukit Baharu Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kampung Bukit Baharu, Malacca, Malaysia
Qibla Details for Kampung Bukit Baharu
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kampung Bukit Baharu?
The Qibla direction from Kampung Bukit Baharu, Malacca, Malaysia is 292.9° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kampung Bukit Baharu should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kampung Bukit Baharu from Mecca?
The distance from Kampung Bukit Baharu to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 7,083 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kampung Bukit Baharu?
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 Kampung Bukit Baharu, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kampung Bukit Baharu?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kampung Bukit Baharu is 292.9° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 287.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 292.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Kampung Bukit Baharu
The Qibla direction from Kampung Bukit Baharu, Malacca, Malaysia is 292.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 7,083 km (4,401 miles) away. Geographically, Kampung Bukit Baharu sits to the east 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 Kampung Bukit Baharu, this means facing west-northwest (292.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kampung Bukit Baharu
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (292.9°), 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 287.5° from Kampung Bukit Baharu. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 292.9°.
Using a compass in Kampung Bukit Baharu
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kampung Bukit Baharu. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 292.9° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.