Grand Cul-de-Sac Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Grand Cul-de-Sac, Other, Saint Barthélemy
Qibla Details for Grand Cul-de-Sac
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Grand Cul-de-Sac?
The Qibla direction from Grand Cul-de-Sac, Other, Saint Barthélemy is 65.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Grand Cul-de-Sac should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Grand Cul-de-Sac from Mecca?
The distance from Grand Cul-de-Sac to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,538 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Grand Cul-de-Sac?
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 Grand Cul-de-Sac, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Grand Cul-de-Sac?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Grand Cul-de-Sac 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 Grand Cul-de-Sac
The Qibla direction from Grand Cul-de-Sac, Other, Saint Barthélemy is 65.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,538 km (6,548 miles) away. Geographically, Grand Cul-de-Sac 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 Grand Cul-de-Sac, this means facing east-northeast (65.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Grand Cul-de-Sac
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 Grand Cul-de-Sac. 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 Grand Cul-de-Sac
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Grand Cul-de-Sac. 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.