Spring Ground Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Spring Ground, Manchester, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Spring Ground
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Spring Ground?
The Qibla direction from Spring Ground, Manchester, Jamaica is 59.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Spring Ground should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Spring Ground from Mecca?
The distance from Spring Ground to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,908 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Spring Ground?
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 Spring Ground, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Spring Ground?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Spring Ground is 59.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Spring Ground
The Qibla direction from Spring Ground, Manchester, Jamaica is 59.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,908 km (7,399 miles) away. Geographically, Spring Ground 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 Spring Ground, this means facing east-northeast (59.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Spring Ground
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (59.9°), 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 Spring Ground. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.9°.
Using a compass in Spring Ground
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Spring Ground. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 59.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.