Petit Trou de Nippes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Petit Trou de Nippes, Nippes, Haiti
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Petit Trou de Nippes?
The Qibla direction from Petit Trou de Nippes, Nippes, Haiti is 61.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Petit Trou de Nippes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Petit Trou de Nippes from Mecca?
The distance from Petit Trou de Nippes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,522 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Petit Trou de Nippes?
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 Petit Trou de Nippes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Petit Trou de Nippes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Petit Trou de Nippes is 61.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 61.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Petit Trou de Nippes
The Qibla direction from Petit Trou de Nippes, Nippes, Haiti is 61.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,522 km (7,159 miles) away. Geographically, Petit Trou de Nippes 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 Petit Trou de Nippes, this means facing east-northeast (61.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Petit Trou de Nippes
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (61.5°), 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 88.4° from Petit Trou de Nippes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 61.5°.
Using a compass in Petit Trou de Nippes
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Petit Trou de Nippes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 61.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.