Grote Berg Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Grote Berg, Other, Curaçao
Qibla Details for Grote Berg
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Grote Berg?
The Qibla direction from Grote Berg, Other, Curaçao is 64.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Grote Berg should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Grote Berg from Mecca?
The distance from Grote Berg to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,410 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Grote Berg?
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 Grote Berg, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Grote Berg?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Grote Berg is 64.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 84.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Grote Berg
The Qibla direction from Grote Berg, Other, Curaçao is 64.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,410 km (7,090 miles) away. Geographically, Grote Berg sits to the west-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 Grote Berg, this means facing east-northeast (64.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Grote Berg
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.5°), 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 84.9° from Grote Berg. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.5°.
Using a compass in Grote Berg
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Grote Berg. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.