Temiskaming Shores Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada
Qibla Details for Temiskaming Shores
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Temiskaming Shores?
The Qibla direction from Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada is 54.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Temiskaming Shores should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Temiskaming Shores from Mecca?
The distance from Temiskaming Shores to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,279 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Temiskaming Shores?
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 Temiskaming Shores, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Temiskaming Shores?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Temiskaming Shores is 54.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 105.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 54.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Temiskaming Shores
The Qibla direction from Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada is 54.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,279 km (6,387 miles) away. Geographically, Temiskaming Shores 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 Temiskaming Shores, this means facing northeast (54.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Temiskaming Shores
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (54.2°), 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 105.1° from Temiskaming Shores. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 54.2°.
Using a compass in Temiskaming Shores
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Temiskaming Shores. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 54.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.