Valea Vișeului Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Valea Vișeului, Maramureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Valea Vișeului
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Valea Vișeului?
The Qibla direction from Valea Vișeului, Maramureș, Romania is 149.1° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Valea Vișeului should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Valea Vișeului from Mecca?
The distance from Valea Vișeului to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,265 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Valea Vișeului?
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 Valea Vișeului, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Valea Vișeului?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Valea Vișeului is 149.1° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 154.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Valea Vișeului
The Qibla direction from Valea Vișeului, Maramureș, Romania is 149.1° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,265 km (2,029 miles) away. Geographically, Valea Vișeului 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 Valea Vișeului, this means facing south-southeast (149.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Valea Vișeului
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (149.1°), 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 154.5° from Valea Vișeului. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 149.1°.
Using a compass in Valea Vișeului
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Valea Vișeului. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 149.1° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.