Bournemouth Gardens Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Bournemouth Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica

Qibla: 60.2° ENE
Distance: 11,853 km
Coords: 17.97°, -76.76°
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Bournemouth Gardens
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11,853 km

Qibla Details for Bournemouth Gardens

Qibla Angle60.2° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing88.2°
Distance to Kaaba11,853 km / 7,365 mi
RegionKingston
Latitude17.9701°
Longitude-76.7627°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Bournemouth Gardens?

The Qibla direction from Bournemouth Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica is 60.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bournemouth Gardens should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Bournemouth Gardens from Mecca?

The distance from Bournemouth Gardens to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,853 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Bournemouth Gardens?

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 Bournemouth Gardens, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bournemouth Gardens?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bournemouth Gardens is 60.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.2°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Bournemouth Gardens

The Qibla direction from Bournemouth Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica is 60.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,853 km (7,365 miles) away. Geographically, Bournemouth Gardens 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 Bournemouth Gardens, this means facing east-northeast (60.2°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bournemouth Gardens

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.2°), 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 Bournemouth Gardens. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.2°.

Using a compass in Bournemouth Gardens

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bournemouth Gardens. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.