As Lito Hamlet Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from As Lito Hamlet, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Qibla Details for As Lito Hamlet
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in As Lito Hamlet?
The Qibla direction from As Lito Hamlet, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands is 295.1° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in As Lito Hamlet should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is As Lito Hamlet from Mecca?
The distance from As Lito Hamlet to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,984 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in As Lito Hamlet?
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 As Lito Hamlet, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in As Lito Hamlet?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from As Lito Hamlet is 295.1° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 273.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.1°.
Other Cities in Saipan
Saipan
Qibla: 295.1°
China Town Village
Qibla: 295.1°
Chalan Kanoa Village
Qibla: 295.1°
Kagman I
Qibla: 295.1°
Koblerville Village
Qibla: 295.1°
Navy Hill Village
Qibla: 295.1°
San Roque Village
Qibla: 295.1°
San Vicente Village
Qibla: 295.1°
Tanapag Village
Qibla: 295.1°
Capitol Hill Village
Qibla: 295.1°
Kagman Village
Qibla: 295.1°
Garapan - JP Marianas Capital Village pre-WW2
Qibla: 295.1°
Finding Qibla Direction in As Lito Hamlet
The Qibla direction from As Lito Hamlet, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands is 295.1° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,984 km (6,825 miles) away. Geographically, As Lito Hamlet 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 As Lito Hamlet, this means facing west-northwest (295.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in As Lito Hamlet
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.1°), 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 273.6° from As Lito Hamlet. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.1°.
Using a compass in As Lito Hamlet
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in As Lito Hamlet. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 295.1° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.