Bushy Park Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bushy Park, Clarendon, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Bushy Park
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bushy Park?
The Qibla direction from Bushy Park, Clarendon, Jamaica is 60° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bushy Park should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bushy Park from Mecca?
The distance from Bushy Park to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,897 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bushy Park?
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 Bushy Park, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bushy Park?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bushy Park is 60° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bushy Park
The Qibla direction from Bushy Park, Clarendon, Jamaica is 60° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,897 km (7,392 miles) away. Geographically, Bushy Park 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 Bushy Park, this means facing east-northeast (60°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bushy Park
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60°), 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 88.2° from Bushy Park. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60°.
Using a compass in Bushy Park
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bushy Park. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.