Bath Mountain Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bath Mountain, Westmoreland, Jamaica
Qibla Details for Bath Mountain
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bath Mountain?
The Qibla direction from Bath Mountain, Westmoreland, Jamaica is 59.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bath Mountain should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bath Mountain from Mecca?
The distance from Bath Mountain to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,955 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bath Mountain?
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 Bath Mountain, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bath Mountain?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bath Mountain is 59.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bath Mountain
The Qibla direction from Bath Mountain, Westmoreland, Jamaica is 59.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,955 km (7,428 miles) away. Geographically, Bath Mountain 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 Bath Mountain, this means facing east-northeast (59.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bath Mountain
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (59.5°), 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 88.4° from Bath Mountain. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.5°.
Using a compass in Bath Mountain
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bath Mountain. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 59.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.