Fern Acres Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fern Acres, Hawaii, United States
Qibla Details for Fern Acres
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fern Acres?
The Qibla direction from Fern Acres, Hawaii, United States is 339.6° (NNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fern Acres should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fern Acres from Mecca?
The distance from Fern Acres to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 15,200 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fern Acres?
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 Fern Acres, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fern Acres?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fern Acres is 339.6° (NNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 270.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 339.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fern Acres
The Qibla direction from Fern Acres, Hawaii, United States is 339.6° from true north, pointing towards the north-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 15,200 km (9,445 miles) away. Geographically, Fern Acres sits to the north-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northwest.
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 Fern Acres, this means facing north-northwest (339.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fern Acres
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (339.6°), 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 270.7° from Fern Acres. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 339.6°.
Using a compass in Fern Acres
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fern Acres. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 339.6° (north-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.