Port Williams Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Port Williams, Nova Scotia, Canada
Qibla Details for Port Williams
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Port Williams?
The Qibla direction from Port Williams, Nova Scotia, Canada is 65° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Port Williams should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Port Williams from Mecca?
The distance from Port Williams to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,399 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Port Williams?
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 Port Williams, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Port Williams?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Port Williams is 65° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 105.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Port Williams
The Qibla direction from Port Williams, Nova Scotia, Canada is 65° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,399 km (5,840 miles) away. Geographically, Port Williams 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 Port Williams, this means facing east-northeast (65°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Port Williams
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 105.4° from Port Williams. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
Using a compass in Port Williams
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Port Williams. 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.