Lac-Mégantic Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada
Qibla Details for Lac-Mégantic
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lac-Mégantic?
The Qibla direction from Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada is 60.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lac-Mégantic should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lac-Mégantic from Mecca?
The distance from Lac-Mégantic to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,824 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lac-Mégantic?
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 Lac-Mégantic, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lac-Mégantic?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lac-Mégantic is 60.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 104.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lac-Mégantic
The Qibla direction from Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada is 60.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,824 km (6,104 miles) away. Geographically, Lac-Mégantic 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 Lac-Mégantic, this means facing east-northeast (60.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lac-Mégantic
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.6°), 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 104.9° from Lac-Mégantic. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.6°.
Using a compass in Lac-Mégantic
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lac-Mégantic. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.