Mount Brydges Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada
Qibla Details for Mount Brydges
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mount Brydges?
The Qibla direction from Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada is 53.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mount Brydges should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mount Brydges from Mecca?
The distance from Mount Brydges to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,694 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mount Brydges?
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 Mount Brydges, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mount Brydges?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mount Brydges is 53.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 53.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mount Brydges
The Qibla direction from Mount Brydges, Ontario, Canada is 53.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,694 km (6,645 miles) away. Geographically, Mount Brydges sits to the 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 Mount Brydges, this means facing northeast (53.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mount Brydges
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (53.1°), 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 101.9° from Mount Brydges. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 53.1°.
Using a compass in Mount Brydges
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mount Brydges. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 53.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.