Three Oaks Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Three Oaks, Florida, United States
Qibla Details for Three Oaks
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Three Oaks?
The Qibla direction from Three Oaks, Florida, United States is 55.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Three Oaks should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Three Oaks from Mecca?
The distance from Three Oaks to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,790 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Three Oaks?
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 Three Oaks, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Three Oaks?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Three Oaks is 55.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Three Oaks
The Qibla direction from Three Oaks, Florida, United States is 55.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,790 km (7,326 miles) away. Geographically, Three Oaks sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Three Oaks, this means facing northeast (55.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Three Oaks
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (55.5°), 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 Three Oaks. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.5°.
Using a compass in Three Oaks
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Three Oaks. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 55.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.