Le Morne Rond Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Le Morne Rond, Other, Saint Martin
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Le Morne Rond?
The Qibla direction from Le Morne Rond, Other, Saint Martin is 65.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Le Morne Rond should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Le Morne Rond from Mecca?
The distance from Le Morne Rond to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,559 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Le Morne Rond?
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 Le Morne Rond, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Le Morne Rond?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Le Morne Rond is 65.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Le Morne Rond
The Qibla direction from Le Morne Rond, Other, Saint Martin is 65.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,559 km (6,561 miles) away. Geographically, Le Morne Rond 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 Le Morne Rond, this means facing east-northeast (65.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Le Morne Rond
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.6°), 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 88° from Le Morne Rond. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.6°.
Using a compass in Le Morne Rond
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Le Morne Rond. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.