Bonriki Village Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bonriki Village, Gilbert, Kiribati
Qibla Details for Bonriki Village
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bonriki Village?
The Qibla direction from Bonriki Village, Gilbert, Kiribati is 299.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bonriki Village should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bonriki Village from Mecca?
The distance from Bonriki Village to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 14,363 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bonriki Village?
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 Bonriki Village, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bonriki Village?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bonriki Village is 299.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 278.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 299.3°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Bonriki Village
The Qibla direction from Bonriki Village, Gilbert, Kiribati is 299.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 14,363 km (8,925 miles) away. Geographically, Bonriki Village sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Bonriki Village, this means facing west-northwest (299.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bonriki Village
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (299.3°), 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 278.8° from Bonriki Village. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 299.3°.
Using a compass in Bonriki Village
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bonriki Village. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 299.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.