Emanuel County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Emanuel County, Georgia, United States
Qibla Details for Emanuel County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Emanuel County?
The Qibla direction from Emanuel County, Georgia, United States is 53.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Emanuel County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Emanuel County from Mecca?
The distance from Emanuel County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,436 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Emanuel County?
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 Emanuel County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Emanuel County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Emanuel County is 53.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 53.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Emanuel County
The Qibla direction from Emanuel County, Georgia, United States is 53.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,436 km (7,106 miles) away. Geographically, Emanuel County 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 Emanuel County, this means facing northeast (53.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Emanuel County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (53.9°), 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 95.9° from Emanuel County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 53.9°.
Using a compass in Emanuel County
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Emanuel County. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 53.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.