Carberry Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Carberry, Manitoba, Canada
Qibla Details for Carberry
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Carberry?
The Qibla direction from Carberry, Manitoba, Canada is 38.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Carberry should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Carberry from Mecca?
The distance from Carberry to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,140 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Carberry?
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 Carberry, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Carberry?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Carberry is 38.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 104.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 38.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Carberry
The Qibla direction from Carberry, Manitoba, Canada is 38.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,140 km (6,922 miles) away. Geographically, Carberry sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Carberry, this means facing northeast (38.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Carberry
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (38.2°), 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 104.4° from Carberry. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 38.2°.
Using a compass in Carberry
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Carberry. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 38.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.