Hérouxville Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hérouxville, Quebec, Canada
Qibla Details for Hérouxville
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hérouxville?
The Qibla direction from Hérouxville, Quebec, Canada is 59.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hérouxville should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hérouxville from Mecca?
The distance from Hérouxville to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,880 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hérouxville?
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 Hérouxville, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hérouxville?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hérouxville is 59.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 105.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hérouxville
The Qibla direction from Hérouxville, Quebec, Canada is 59.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,880 km (6,139 miles) away. Geographically, Hérouxville 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 Hérouxville, this means facing east-northeast (59.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hérouxville
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (59.4°), 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 Hérouxville. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.4°.
Using a compass in Hérouxville
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hérouxville. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 59.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.