Haines Borough Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Haines Borough, Alaska, United States

Qibla: 4.4° N
Distance: 11,047 km
Coords: 59.25°, -135.50°
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Haines Borough
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Qibla Details for Haines Borough

Qibla Angle4.4° from North
Cardinal DirectionN
Compass Bearing106.5°
Distance to Kaaba11,047 km / 6,864 mi
RegionAlaska
Latitude59.2506°
Longitude-135.5006°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Haines Borough?

The Qibla direction from Haines Borough, Alaska, United States is 4.4° (N) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Haines Borough should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Haines Borough from Mecca?

The distance from Haines Borough to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,047 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Haines Borough?

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 Haines Borough, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Haines Borough?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Haines Borough is 4.4° (N). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 106.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 4.4°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Haines Borough

The Qibla direction from Haines Borough, Alaska, United States is 4.4° from true north, pointing towards the north. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,047 km (6,864 miles) away. Geographically, Haines Borough sits to the north of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north.

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 Haines Borough, this means facing north (4.4°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Haines Borough

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (4.4°), 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 106.5° from Haines Borough. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 4.4°.

Using a compass in Haines Borough

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Haines Borough. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 4.4° (north) and shows ALIGNED.