Bog Walk Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bog Walk, Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Bog Walk
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bog Walk?
The Qibla direction from Bog Walk, Saint Catherine, Jamaica is 60.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bog Walk should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bog Walk from Mecca?
The distance from Bog Walk to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,868 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bog Walk?
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 Bog Walk, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bog Walk?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bog Walk is 60.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bog Walk
The Qibla direction from Bog Walk, Saint Catherine, Jamaica is 60.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,868 km (7,374 miles) away. Geographically, Bog Walk 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 Bog Walk, this means facing east-northeast (60.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bog Walk
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 88.3° from Bog Walk. 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 Bog Walk
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bog Walk. 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.