Barking Lodge Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Barking Lodge, Saint Thomas, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Barking Lodge
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Barking Lodge?
The Qibla direction from Barking Lodge, Saint Thomas, Jamaica is 60.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Barking Lodge should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Barking Lodge from Mecca?
The distance from Barking Lodge to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,814 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Barking Lodge?
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 Barking Lodge, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Barking Lodge?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Barking Lodge 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 Barking Lodge
The Qibla direction from Barking Lodge, Saint Thomas, Jamaica is 60.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,814 km (7,341 miles) away. Geographically, Barking Lodge 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 Barking Lodge, this means facing east-northeast (60.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Barking Lodge
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 Barking Lodge. 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 Barking Lodge
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Barking Lodge. 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.