Catherine Mount Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Catherine Mount, Saint James, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Catherine Mount
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Catherine Mount?
The Qibla direction from Catherine Mount, Saint James, Jamaica is 59.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Catherine Mount should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Catherine Mount from Mecca?
The distance from Catherine Mount to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,930 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Catherine Mount?
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 Catherine Mount, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Catherine Mount?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Catherine Mount is 59.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Catherine Mount
The Qibla direction from Catherine Mount, Saint James, Jamaica is 59.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,930 km (7,413 miles) away. Geographically, Catherine Mount 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 Catherine Mount, this means facing east-northeast (59.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Catherine Mount
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (59.6°), 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 88.5° from Catherine Mount. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.6°.
Using a compass in Catherine Mount
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Catherine Mount. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 59.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.