Ocho Rios Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ocho Rios, Saint Ann, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Ocho Rios
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ocho Rios?
The Qibla direction from Ocho Rios, Saint Ann, Jamaica is 60° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ocho Rios should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ocho Rios from Mecca?
The distance from Ocho Rios to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,860 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ocho Rios?
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 Ocho Rios, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ocho Rios?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ocho Rios is 60° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ocho Rios
The Qibla direction from Ocho Rios, Saint Ann, Jamaica is 60° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,860 km (7,369 miles) away. Geographically, Ocho Rios 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 Ocho Rios, this means facing east-northeast (60°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ocho Rios
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 88.4° from Ocho Rios. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60°.
Using a compass in Ocho Rios
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ocho Rios. 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.