Fonds Verrettes Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Fonds Verrettes, Ouest, Haiti

Qibla: 62.3° ENE
Distance: 11,375 km
Coords: 18.40°, -71.86°
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Fonds Verrettes
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11,375 km

Qibla Details for Fonds Verrettes

Qibla Angle62.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing88.3°
Distance to Kaaba11,375 km / 7,068 mi
RegionOuest
Latitude18.3957°
Longitude-71.8563°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Fonds Verrettes?

The Qibla direction from Fonds Verrettes, Ouest, Haiti is 62.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fonds Verrettes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Fonds Verrettes from Mecca?

The distance from Fonds Verrettes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,375 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Fonds Verrettes?

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 Fonds Verrettes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fonds Verrettes?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fonds Verrettes is 62.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Fonds Verrettes

The Qibla direction from Fonds Verrettes, Ouest, Haiti is 62.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,375 km (7,068 miles) away. Geographically, Fonds Verrettes 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 Fonds Verrettes, this means facing east-northeast (62.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fonds Verrettes

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62.3°), 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 88.3° from Fonds Verrettes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.3°.

Using a compass in Fonds Verrettes

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fonds Verrettes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.