Grande-Digue Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada
Qibla Details for Grande-Digue
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Grande-Digue?
The Qibla direction from Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada is 65° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Grande-Digue should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Grande-Digue from Mecca?
The distance from Grande-Digue to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,353 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Grande-Digue?
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 Grande-Digue, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Grande-Digue?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Grande-Digue is 65° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 106.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Grande-Digue
The Qibla direction from Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada is 65° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,353 km (5,812 miles) away. Geographically, Grande-Digue sits to the 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 Grande-Digue, this means facing east-northeast (65°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Grande-Digue
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65°), 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 106.2° from Grande-Digue. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
Using a compass in Grande-Digue
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Grande-Digue. 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° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.