Redwood Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Redwood, Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Redwood
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Redwood?
The Qibla direction from Redwood, Saint Catherine, Jamaica is 60.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Redwood should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Redwood from Mecca?
The distance from Redwood 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 Redwood?
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 Redwood, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Redwood?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Redwood 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 Redwood
The Qibla direction from Redwood, Saint Catherine, Jamaica is 60.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,860 km (7,369 miles) away. Geographically, Redwood 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 Redwood, this means facing east-northeast (60.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Redwood
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 Redwood. 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 Redwood
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Redwood. 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.