Chalan Kanoa Village Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Chalan Kanoa Village, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Qibla: 295.1° WNW
Distance: 10,982 km
Coords: 15.15°, 145.70°
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Chalan Kanoa Village
295.1°
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10,982 km

Qibla Details for Chalan Kanoa Village

Qibla Angle295.1° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing273.6°
Distance to Kaaba10,982 km / 6,824 mi
RegionSaipan
Latitude15.1464°
Longitude145.7030°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Chalan Kanoa Village?

The Qibla direction from Chalan Kanoa Village, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands is 295.1° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Chalan Kanoa Village should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Chalan Kanoa Village from Mecca?

The distance from Chalan Kanoa Village to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,982 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Chalan Kanoa Village?

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 Chalan Kanoa Village, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Chalan Kanoa Village?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Chalan Kanoa Village 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°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Chalan Kanoa Village

The Qibla direction from Chalan Kanoa Village, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands is 295.1° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,982 km (6,824 miles) away. Geographically, Chalan Kanoa Village 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 Chalan Kanoa Village, this means facing west-northwest (295.1°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Chalan Kanoa Village

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 Chalan Kanoa Village. 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 Chalan Kanoa Village

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Chalan Kanoa Village. 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.