Bureå Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bureå, Västerbotten, Sweden
Qibla Details for Bureå
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bureå?
The Qibla direction from Bureå, Västerbotten, Sweden is 155.1° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bureå should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bureå from Mecca?
The distance from Bureå to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,000 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bureå?
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 Bureå, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bureå?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bureå is 155.1° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 163.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 155.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bureå
The Qibla direction from Bureå, Västerbotten, Sweden is 155.1° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,000 km (3,107 miles) away. Geographically, Bureå sits to the north 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 Bureå, this means facing south-southeast (155.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bureå
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (155.1°), 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 163.6° from Bureå. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 155.1°.
Using a compass in Bureå
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bureå. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 155.1° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.