Ocoliș Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ocoliș, Maramureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Ocoliș
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ocoliș?
The Qibla direction from Ocoliș, Maramureș, Romania is 147.8° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ocoliș should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ocoliș from Mecca?
The distance from Ocoliș to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,258 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ocoliș?
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 Ocoliș, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ocoliș?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ocoliș is 147.8° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ocoliș
The Qibla direction from Ocoliș, Maramureș, Romania is 147.8° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,258 km (2,024 miles) away. Geographically, Ocoliș 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 Ocoliș, this means facing south-southeast (147.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ocoliș
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (147.8°), 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 153.3° from Ocoliș. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.8°.
Using a compass in Ocoliș
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ocoliș. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 147.8° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.