South Palm Beach Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from South Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Qibla Details for South Palm Beach
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in South Palm Beach?
The Qibla direction from South Palm Beach, Florida, United States is 56.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in South Palm Beach should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is South Palm Beach from Mecca?
The distance from South Palm Beach to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,637 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in South Palm 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 South Palm Beach, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in South Palm Beach?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from South Palm Beach is 56.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in South Palm Beach
The Qibla direction from South Palm Beach, Florida, United States is 56.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,637 km (7,231 miles) away. Geographically, South Palm 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 South Palm Beach, this means facing east-northeast (56.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in South Palm 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 92.7° from South Palm 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 South Palm 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 South Palm 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.