Lady Frere Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Lady Frere, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Qibla: 14.4° NNE
Distance: 6,065 km
Coords: -31.70°, 27.23°
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Lady Frere
14.4°
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6,065 km

Qibla Details for Lady Frere

Qibla Angle14.4° from North
Cardinal DirectionNNE
Compass Bearing12.8°
Distance to Kaaba6,065 km / 3,769 mi
RegionEastern Cape
Latitude-31.7031°
Longitude27.2329°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Lady Frere?

The Qibla direction from Lady Frere, Eastern Cape, South Africa is 14.4° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lady Frere should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Lady Frere from Mecca?

The distance from Lady Frere to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,065 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Lady Frere?

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 Lady Frere, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lady Frere?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lady Frere is 14.4° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 12.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 14.4°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Lady Frere

The Qibla direction from Lady Frere, Eastern Cape, South Africa is 14.4° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,065 km (3,769 miles) away. Geographically, Lady Frere sits to the south-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northeast.

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 Lady Frere, this means facing north-northeast (14.4°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lady Frere

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (14.4°), 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 12.8° from Lady Frere. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 14.4°.

Using a compass in Lady Frere

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lady Frere. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 14.4° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.