Les Trois Mares Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Les Trois Mares, Other, Réunion
Qibla Details for Les Trois Mares
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Les Trois Mares?
The Qibla direction from Les Trois Mares, Other, Réunion is 339.3° (NNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Les Trois Mares should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Les Trois Mares from Mecca?
The distance from Les Trois Mares to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,034 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Les Trois Mares?
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 Les Trois Mares, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Les Trois Mares?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Les Trois Mares is 339.3° (NNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 340.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 339.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Les Trois Mares
The Qibla direction from Les Trois Mares, Other, Réunion is 339.3° from true north, pointing towards the north-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,034 km (3,128 miles) away. Geographically, Les Trois Mares 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 Les Trois Mares, this means facing north-northwest (339.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Les Trois Mares
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (339.3°), 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 340.2° from Les Trois Mares. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 339.3°.
Using a compass in Les Trois Mares
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Les Trois Mares. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 339.3° (north-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.