Barrière Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Barrière, British Columbia, Canada
Qibla Details for Barrière
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Barrière?
The Qibla direction from Barrière, British Columbia, Canada is 19.3° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Barrière should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Barrière from Mecca?
The distance from Barrière to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,720 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Barrière?
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 Barrière, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Barrière?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Barrière is 19.3° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 103.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Barrière
The Qibla direction from Barrière, British Columbia, Canada is 19.3° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,720 km (7,282 miles) away. Geographically, Barrière sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Barrière, this means facing north-northeast (19.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Barrière
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (19.3°), 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 103.3° from Barrière. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.3°.
Using a compass in Barrière
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Barrière. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 19.3° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.