Sandy Ground Village Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sandy Ground Village, Sandy Ground, Anguilla
Qibla Details for Sandy Ground Village
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sandy Ground Village?
The Qibla direction from Sandy Ground Village, Sandy Ground, Anguilla is 65.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sandy Ground Village should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sandy Ground Village from Mecca?
The distance from Sandy Ground Village to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,553 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sandy Ground Village?
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 Sandy Ground Village, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sandy Ground Village?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sandy Ground Village is 65.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sandy Ground Village
The Qibla direction from Sandy Ground Village, Sandy Ground, Anguilla is 65.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,553 km (6,557 miles) away. Geographically, Sandy Ground Village sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Sandy Ground Village, this means facing east-northeast (65.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sandy Ground Village
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.6°), 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 88.1° from Sandy Ground Village. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.6°.
Using a compass in Sandy Ground Village
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sandy Ground Village. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.