Wilton Manors Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Wilton Manors, Florida, United States
Qibla Details for Wilton Manors
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Wilton Manors?
The Qibla direction from Wilton Manors, Florida, United States is 56.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Wilton Manors should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Wilton Manors from Mecca?
The distance from Wilton Manors to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,672 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Wilton Manors?
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 Wilton Manors, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Wilton Manors?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Wilton Manors is 56.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Wilton Manors
The Qibla direction from Wilton Manors, Florida, United States is 56.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,672 km (7,253 miles) away. Geographically, Wilton Manors 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 Wilton Manors, this means facing east-northeast (56.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Wilton Manors
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 92.5° from Wilton Manors. 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 Wilton Manors
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Wilton Manors. 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.