Monkey Hill Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Monkey Hill, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Qibla Details for Monkey Hill
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Monkey Hill?
The Qibla direction from Monkey Hill, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis is 65.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Monkey Hill should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Monkey Hill from Mecca?
The distance from Monkey Hill to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,558 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Monkey Hill?
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 Monkey Hill, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Monkey Hill?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Monkey Hill is 65.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Monkey Hill
The Qibla direction from Monkey Hill, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis is 65.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,558 km (6,560 miles) away. Geographically, Monkey Hill 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 Monkey Hill, this means facing east-northeast (65.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Monkey Hill
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.8°), 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 87.6° from Monkey Hill. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.8°.
Using a compass in Monkey Hill
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Monkey Hill. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.