Anse des Lézards Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Anse des Lézards, Other, Saint Barthélemy
Qibla Details for Anse des Lézards
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Anse des Lézards?
The Qibla direction from Anse des Lézards, Other, Saint Barthélemy is 65.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Anse des Lézards should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Anse des Lézards from Mecca?
The distance from Anse des Lézards to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,542 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Anse des Lézards?
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 Anse des Lézards, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Anse des Lézards?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Anse des Lézards is 65.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Anse des Lézards
The Qibla direction from Anse des Lézards, Other, Saint Barthélemy is 65.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,542 km (6,550 miles) away. Geographically, Anse des Lézards 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 Anse des Lézards, this means facing east-northeast (65.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Anse des Lézards
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.7°), 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 87.9° from Anse des Lézards. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.7°.
Using a compass in Anse des Lézards
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Anse des Lézards. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.