Mona Heights Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mona Heights, Saint Andrew, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Mona Heights
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mona Heights?
The Qibla direction from Mona Heights, Saint Andrew, Jamaica is 60.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mona Heights should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mona Heights from Mecca?
The distance from Mona Heights to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,850 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mona Heights?
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 Mona Heights, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mona Heights?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mona Heights 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°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Mona Heights
The Qibla direction from Mona Heights, Saint Andrew, Jamaica is 60.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,850 km (7,363 miles) away. Geographically, Mona Heights 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 Mona Heights, this means facing east-northeast (60.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mona Heights
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 Mona Heights. 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 Mona Heights
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mona Heights. 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.