Stephenville Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Qibla Details for Stephenville
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Stephenville?
The Qibla direction from Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada is 69.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Stephenville should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Stephenville from Mecca?
The distance from Stephenville to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,841 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Stephenville?
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 Stephenville, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Stephenville?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Stephenville is 69.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 108.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Stephenville
The Qibla direction from Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada is 69.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,841 km (5,494 miles) away. Geographically, Stephenville 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 Stephenville, this means facing east-northeast (69.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Stephenville
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (69.5°), 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 108.9° from Stephenville. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.5°.
Using a compass in Stephenville
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Stephenville. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 69.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.