Cieszanów Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cieszanów, Subcarpathia, Poland
Qibla Details for Cieszanów
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cieszanów?
The Qibla direction from Cieszanów, Subcarpathia, Poland is 149.4° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cieszanów should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cieszanów from Mecca?
The distance from Cieszanów to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,526 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cieszanów?
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 Cieszanów, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cieszanów?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cieszanów is 149.4° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 155.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cieszanów
The Qibla direction from Cieszanów, Subcarpathia, Poland is 149.4° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,526 km (2,191 miles) away. Geographically, Cieszanów 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 Cieszanów, this means facing south-southeast (149.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cieszanów
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (149.4°), 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 155.3° from Cieszanów. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.4°.
Using a compass in Cieszanów
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cieszanów. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 149.4° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.