Rodney Heights Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rodney Heights, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Qibla Details for Rodney Heights
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rodney Heights?
The Qibla direction from Rodney Heights, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia is 66.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rodney Heights should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rodney Heights from Mecca?
The distance from Rodney Heights to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,530 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rodney Heights?
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 Rodney Heights, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rodney Heights?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rodney Heights is 66.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 85.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Rodney Heights
The Qibla direction from Rodney Heights, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia is 66.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,530 km (6,543 miles) away. Geographically, Rodney Heights 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 Rodney Heights, this means facing east-northeast (66.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rodney Heights
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.6°), 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 85.6° from Rodney Heights. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.6°.
Using a compass in Rodney Heights
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rodney Heights. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.