Rodney Village Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rodney Village, Delaware, United States
Qibla Details for Rodney Village
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rodney Village?
The Qibla direction from Rodney Village, Delaware, United States is 57.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rodney Village should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rodney Village from Mecca?
The distance from Rodney Village to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,522 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rodney 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 Rodney Village, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rodney Village?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rodney Village is 57.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Rodney Village
The Qibla direction from Rodney Village, Delaware, United States is 57.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,522 km (6,538 miles) away. Geographically, Rodney Village sits to the 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 Rodney Village, this means facing east-northeast (57.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rodney Village
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57.5°), 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 100.1° from Rodney Village. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.5°.
Using a compass in Rodney 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 Rodney 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 57.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.