Petit Valley Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Petit Valley, Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
Qibla Details for Petit Valley
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Petit Valley?
The Qibla direction from Petit Valley, Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago is 66.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Petit Valley should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Petit Valley from Mecca?
The distance from Petit Valley to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,738 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Petit Valley?
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 Petit Valley, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Petit Valley?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Petit Valley is 66.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Petit Valley
The Qibla direction from Petit Valley, Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago is 66.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,738 km (6,672 miles) away. Geographically, Petit Valley 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 Petit Valley, this means facing east-northeast (66.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Petit Valley
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.7°), 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 83.7° from Petit Valley. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.7°.
Using a compass in Petit Valley
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Petit Valley. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.