Computing The Kiblah

1. Determine your latitude and longitude.

Use an atlas, or one of the following pages:


The MapBlast page will give your latitude and longitude in decimal degrees, with a negative latitude indicating a south latitude, and a negative longitude indicating a west longitude. The Astrodienst page will give your latitude in degrees and minutes, with the degrees and minutes separated by a letter indicating the corresponding hemisphere.

2. Compute the Kiblah.

Go to the following page:


Enter your latitude and longitude in the boxes for Lat1 and Lon1. If your coordinates are in degrees and minutes, separate the degrees and minutes with a colon; if they are in decimal degrees, use a decimal point.

For Lat2 and Lon2, enter 57:16 and 4:27:45, respectively. Press the "compute" button. The number that appears in the "Course 1-2" window is the azimuth from your location to Boleskine (in decimal degrees clockwise from true north).