Southwest Ranches Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Southwest Ranches, Florida, United States
Qibla Details for Southwest Ranches
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Southwest Ranches?
The Qibla direction from Southwest Ranches, Florida, United States is 56.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Southwest Ranches should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Southwest Ranches from Mecca?
The distance from Southwest Ranches to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,695 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Southwest Ranches?
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 Southwest Ranches, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Southwest Ranches?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Southwest Ranches is 56.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Southwest Ranches
The Qibla direction from Southwest Ranches, Florida, United States is 56.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,695 km (7,267 miles) away. Geographically, Southwest Ranches 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 Southwest Ranches, this means facing east-northeast (56.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Southwest Ranches
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 92.4° from Southwest Ranches. 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 Southwest Ranches
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Southwest Ranches. 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.