Corner Brook Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Qibla Details for Corner Brook
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Corner Brook?
The Qibla direction from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada is 70° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Corner Brook should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Corner Brook from Mecca?
The distance from Corner Brook to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,782 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Corner Brook?
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 Corner Brook, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Corner Brook?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Corner Brook is 70° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 109.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 70°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Corner Brook
The Qibla direction from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada is 70° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,782 km (5,457 miles) away. Geographically, Corner Brook 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 Corner Brook, this means facing east-northeast (70°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Corner Brook
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (70°), 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 109.4° from Corner Brook. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 70°.
Using a compass in Corner Brook
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Corner Brook. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 70° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.