Lae Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lae, Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands
Qibla Details for Lae
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lae?
The Qibla direction from Lae, Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands is 300.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lae should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lae from Mecca?
The distance from Lae to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,282 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lae?
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 Lae, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lae?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lae is 300.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 275.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 300.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lae
The Qibla direction from Lae, Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands is 300.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,282 km (8,253 miles) away. Geographically, Lae 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 Lae, this means facing west-northwest (300.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lae
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (300.8°), 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 275.9° from Lae. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 300.8°.
Using a compass in Lae
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lae. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 300.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.