Brownsburg-Chatham Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec, Canada
Qibla Details for Brownsburg-Chatham
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Brownsburg-Chatham?
The Qibla direction from Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec, Canada is 58.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Brownsburg-Chatham should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Brownsburg-Chatham from Mecca?
The distance from Brownsburg-Chatham to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,055 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Brownsburg-Chatham?
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 Brownsburg-Chatham, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Brownsburg-Chatham?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Brownsburg-Chatham is 58.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 104.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Brownsburg-Chatham
The Qibla direction from Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec, Canada is 58.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,055 km (6,248 miles) away. Geographically, Brownsburg-Chatham 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 Brownsburg-Chatham, this means facing east-northeast (58.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Brownsburg-Chatham
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58.1°), 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 104.5° from Brownsburg-Chatham. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.1°.
Using a compass in Brownsburg-Chatham
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Brownsburg-Chatham. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 58.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.