Pointe Milou Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pointe Milou, Other, Saint Barthélemy
Qibla Details for Pointe Milou
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pointe Milou?
The Qibla direction from Pointe Milou, Other, Saint Barthélemy is 65.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pointe Milou should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pointe Milou from Mecca?
The distance from Pointe Milou to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,539 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pointe Milou?
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 Pointe Milou, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pointe Milou?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pointe Milou 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 Pointe Milou
The Qibla direction from Pointe Milou, Other, Saint Barthélemy is 65.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,539 km (6,549 miles) away. Geographically, Pointe Milou 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 Pointe Milou, this means facing east-northeast (65.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pointe Milou
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 Pointe Milou. 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 Pointe Milou
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pointe Milou. 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.