Mitchell Town Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mitchell Town, Clarendon, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Mitchell Town
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mitchell Town?
The Qibla direction from Mitchell Town, Clarendon, Jamaica is 60.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mitchell Town should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mitchell Town from Mecca?
The distance from Mitchell Town to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,902 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mitchell Town?
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 Mitchell Town, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mitchell Town?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mitchell Town is 60.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mitchell Town
The Qibla direction from Mitchell Town, Clarendon, Jamaica is 60.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,902 km (7,396 miles) away. Geographically, Mitchell Town 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 Mitchell Town, this means facing east-northeast (60.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mitchell Town
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.1°), 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 88.1° from Mitchell Town. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.1°.
Using a compass in Mitchell Town
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mitchell Town. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.