Les Makes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Les Makes, Réunion, Réunion
Qibla Details for Les Makes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Les Makes?
The Qibla direction from Les Makes, Réunion, Réunion is 339.4° (NNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Les Makes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Les Makes from Mecca?
The distance from Les Makes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,039 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Les Makes?
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 Makes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Les Makes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Les Makes 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°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Les Makes
The Qibla direction from Les Makes, Réunion, Réunion is 339.4° from true north, pointing towards the north-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,039 km (3,131 miles) away. Geographically, Les Makes 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 Makes, this means facing north-northwest (339.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Les Makes
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 Les Makes. 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 Les Makes
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 Makes. 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.