Amphoe Bo Rai Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Amphoe Bo Rai, Trat, Thailand
Qibla Details for Amphoe Bo Rai
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Amphoe Bo Rai?
The Qibla direction from Amphoe Bo Rai, Trat, Thailand is 287.7° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Amphoe Bo Rai should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Amphoe Bo Rai from Mecca?
The distance from Amphoe Bo Rai to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,711 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Amphoe Bo Rai?
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 Amphoe Bo Rai, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Amphoe Bo Rai?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Amphoe Bo Rai is 287.7° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 278.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 287.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Amphoe Bo Rai
The Qibla direction from Amphoe Bo Rai, Trat, Thailand is 287.7° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,711 km (4,170 miles) away. Geographically, Amphoe Bo Rai sits to the east of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-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 Amphoe Bo Rai, this means facing west-northwest (287.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Amphoe Bo Rai
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (287.7°), 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 278.4° from Amphoe Bo Rai. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 287.7°.
Using a compass in Amphoe Bo Rai
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Amphoe Bo Rai. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 287.7° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.