La Cour Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from La Cour, Other, Réunion
Qibla Details for La Cour
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in La Cour?
The Qibla direction from La Cour, Other, Réunion is 339.4° (NNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Cour should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is La Cour from Mecca?
The distance from La Cour to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,021 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in La Cour?
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 La Cour, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Cour?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Cour is 339.4° (NNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 340.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 339.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in La Cour
The Qibla direction from La Cour, Other, Réunion is 339.4° from true north, pointing towards the north-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,021 km (3,120 miles) away. Geographically, La Cour sits to the south-southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 La Cour, this means facing north-northwest (339.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Cour
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (339.4°), 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 340.4° from La Cour. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 339.4°.
Using a compass in La Cour
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in La Cour. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 339.4° (north-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.