Delray Beach Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Qibla Details for Delray Beach
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Delray Beach?
The Qibla direction from Delray Beach, Florida, United States is 56.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Delray Beach should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Delray Beach from Mecca?
The distance from Delray Beach to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,648 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Delray Beach?
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 Delray Beach, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Delray Beach?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Delray Beach is 56.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Delray Beach
The Qibla direction from Delray Beach, Florida, United States is 56.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,648 km (7,238 miles) away. Geographically, Delray Beach 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 Delray Beach, this means facing east-northeast (56.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Delray Beach
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.5°), 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 92.6° from Delray Beach. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
Using a compass in Delray Beach
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Delray Beach. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.