Kolonia Town Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kolonia Town, Pohnpei, Micronesia
Qibla Details for Kolonia Town
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kolonia Town?
The Qibla direction from Kolonia Town, Pohnpei, Micronesia is 296.9° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kolonia Town should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kolonia Town from Mecca?
The distance from Kolonia Town to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,608 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kolonia Town?
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 Kolonia Town, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kolonia Town?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kolonia Town is 296.9° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 277.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 296.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Kolonia Town
The Qibla direction from Kolonia Town, Pohnpei, Micronesia is 296.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,608 km (7,834 miles) away. Geographically, Kolonia Town sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Kolonia Town, this means facing west-northwest (296.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kolonia Town
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (296.9°), 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 277.2° from Kolonia Town. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 296.9°.
Using a compass in Kolonia Town
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kolonia Town. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 296.9° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.