Gorzków Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gorzków, Lublin, Poland
Qibla Details for Gorzków
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gorzków?
The Qibla direction from Gorzków, Lublin, Poland is 149.8° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gorzków should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gorzków from Mecca?
The distance from Gorzków to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,598 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gorzków?
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 Gorzków, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gorzków?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gorzków is 149.8° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 155.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Gorzków
The Qibla direction from Gorzków, Lublin, Poland is 149.8° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,598 km (2,236 miles) away. Geographically, Gorzków 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 Gorzków, this means facing south-southeast (149.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gorzków
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (149.8°), 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 155.8° from Gorzków. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.8°.
Using a compass in Gorzków
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Gorzków. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 149.8° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.