Milk River Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Milk River, Clarendon, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Milk River
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Milk River?
The Qibla direction from Milk River, Clarendon, Jamaica is 60° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Milk River should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Milk River from Mecca?
The distance from Milk River to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,912 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Milk River?
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 Milk River, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Milk River?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Milk River 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 Milk River
The Qibla direction from Milk River, Clarendon, Jamaica is 60° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,912 km (7,402 miles) away. Geographically, Milk River 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 Milk River, this means facing east-northeast (60°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Milk River
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 Milk River. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60°.
Using a compass in Milk River
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Milk River. 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.