Bois Lézard Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bois Lézard, Other, Martinique
Qibla Details for Bois Lézard
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bois Lézard?
The Qibla direction from Bois Lézard, Other, Martinique is 66.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bois Lézard should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bois Lézard from Mecca?
The distance from Bois Lézard to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,520 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bois Lézard?
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 Bois Lézard, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bois Lézard?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bois Lézard is 66.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 86°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bois Lézard
The Qibla direction from Bois Lézard, Other, Martinique is 66.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,520 km (6,537 miles) away. Geographically, Bois Lézard 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 Bois Lézard, this means facing east-northeast (66.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bois Lézard
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.5°), 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 86° from Bois Lézard. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.5°.
Using a compass in Bois Lézard
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bois Lézard. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.