Amiel Town Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Amiel Town, Saint Mary, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Amiel Town
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Amiel Town?
The Qibla direction from Amiel Town, Saint Mary, Jamaica is 60° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Amiel Town should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Amiel Town from Mecca?
The distance from Amiel Town to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,852 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Amiel Town?
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 Amiel Town, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Amiel Town?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Amiel Town 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 Amiel Town
The Qibla direction from Amiel Town, Saint Mary, Jamaica is 60° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,852 km (7,364 miles) away. Geographically, Amiel Town 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 Amiel Town, this means facing east-northeast (60°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Amiel Town
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 Amiel Town. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60°.
Using a compass in Amiel Town
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Amiel Town. 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.