Mango Valley Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mango Valley, Saint Mary, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Mango Valley
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mango Valley?
The Qibla direction from Mango Valley, Saint Mary, Jamaica is 60° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mango Valley should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mango Valley from Mecca?
The distance from Mango Valley to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,850 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mango Valley?
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 Mango Valley, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mango Valley?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mango Valley 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 Mango Valley
The Qibla direction from Mango Valley, Saint Mary, Jamaica is 60° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,850 km (7,363 miles) away. Geographically, Mango Valley 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 Mango Valley, this means facing east-northeast (60°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mango Valley
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 Mango Valley. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60°.
Using a compass in Mango Valley
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mango Valley. 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.