Jean Baptiste Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Jean Baptiste, Anse la Raye, Saint Lucia
Qibla Details for Jean Baptiste
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Jean Baptiste?
The Qibla direction from Jean Baptiste, Anse la Raye, Saint Lucia is 66.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Jean Baptiste should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Jean Baptiste from Mecca?
The distance from Jean Baptiste to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,542 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Jean Baptiste?
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 Jean Baptiste, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Jean Baptiste?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Jean Baptiste is 66.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 85.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Jean Baptiste
The Qibla direction from Jean Baptiste, Anse la Raye, Saint Lucia is 66.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,542 km (6,550 miles) away. Geographically, Jean Baptiste 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 Jean Baptiste, this means facing east-northeast (66.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Jean Baptiste
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.5°), 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 85.5° from Jean Baptiste. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.5°.
Using a compass in Jean Baptiste
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Jean Baptiste. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.