Glenvar Heights Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Glenvar Heights, Florida, United States
Qibla Details for Glenvar Heights
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Glenvar Heights?
The Qibla direction from Glenvar Heights, Florida, United States is 56.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Glenvar Heights should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Glenvar Heights from Mecca?
The distance from Glenvar Heights to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,715 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Glenvar Heights?
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 Glenvar Heights, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Glenvar Heights?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Glenvar Heights is 56.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Glenvar Heights
The Qibla direction from Glenvar Heights, Florida, United States is 56.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,715 km (7,279 miles) away. Geographically, Glenvar Heights 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 Glenvar Heights, this means facing east-northeast (56.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Glenvar Heights
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 92.2° from Glenvar Heights. 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 Glenvar Heights
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Glenvar Heights. 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.