Les Rivages Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Les Rivages, Other, French Guiana

Qibla: 68.3° ENE
Distance: 10,196 km
Coords: 5.47°, -54.05°
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Les Rivages
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Qibla Details for Les Rivages

Qibla Angle68.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing80.1°
Distance to Kaaba10,196 km / 6,335 mi
RegionOther
Latitude5.4700°
Longitude-54.0467°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Les Rivages?

The Qibla direction from Les Rivages, Other, French Guiana is 68.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Les Rivages should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Les Rivages from Mecca?

The distance from Les Rivages to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,196 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Les Rivages?

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 Les Rivages, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Les Rivages?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Les Rivages is 68.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 80.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 68.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Les Rivages

The Qibla direction from Les Rivages, Other, French Guiana is 68.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,196 km (6,335 miles) away. Geographically, Les Rivages sits to the west 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 Les Rivages, this means facing east-northeast (68.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Les Rivages

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (68.3°), 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 80.1° from Les Rivages. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 68.3°.

Using a compass in Les Rivages

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Les Rivages. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 68.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.