Six Mile Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Six Mile, British Columbia, Canada
Qibla Details for Six Mile
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Six Mile?
The Qibla direction from Six Mile, British Columbia, Canada is 16.4° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Six Mile should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Six Mile from Mecca?
The distance from Six Mile to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,082 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Six Mile?
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 Six Mile, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Six Mile?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Six Mile is 16.4° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Six Mile
The Qibla direction from Six Mile, British Columbia, Canada is 16.4° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,082 km (7,507 miles) away. Geographically, Six Mile 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 Six Mile, this means facing north-northeast (16.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Six Mile
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (16.4°), 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 101.6° from Six Mile. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.4°.
Using a compass in Six Mile
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Six Mile. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 16.4° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.