Amity Hall Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Amity Hall, Saint Thomas, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Amity Hall
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Amity Hall?
The Qibla direction from Amity Hall, Saint Thomas, Jamaica is 60.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Amity Hall should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Amity Hall from Mecca?
The distance from Amity Hall to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,807 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Amity Hall?
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 Amity Hall, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Amity Hall?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Amity Hall is 60.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Amity Hall
The Qibla direction from Amity Hall, Saint Thomas, Jamaica is 60.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,807 km (7,337 miles) away. Geographically, Amity Hall 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 Amity Hall, this means facing east-northeast (60.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Amity Hall
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.5°), 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 88.2° from Amity Hall. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.5°.
Using a compass in Amity Hall
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Amity Hall. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.