Stuart Park Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Stuart Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Qibla Details for Stuart Park
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Stuart Park?
The Qibla direction from Stuart Park, Northern Territory, Australia is 290.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Stuart Park should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Stuart Park from Mecca?
The distance from Stuart Park to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,625 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Stuart Park?
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 Stuart Park, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Stuart Park?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Stuart Park is 290.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 290.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Stuart Park
The Qibla direction from Stuart Park, Northern Territory, Australia is 290.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,625 km (6,602 miles) away. Geographically, Stuart Park sits to the east-southeast 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 Stuart Park, this means facing west-northwest (290.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Stuart Park
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (290.8°), 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 290.8° from Stuart Park. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 290.8°.
Using a compass in Stuart Park
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Stuart Park. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 290.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.