New Athens Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from New Athens, Illinois, United States
Qibla Details for New Athens
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in New Athens?
The Qibla direction from New Athens, Illinois, United States is 47.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in New Athens should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is New Athens from Mecca?
The distance from New Athens to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,565 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in New Athens?
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 New Athens, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in New Athens?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from New Athens is 47.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in New Athens
The Qibla direction from New Athens, Illinois, United States is 47.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,565 km (7,186 miles) away. Geographically, New Athens 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 New Athens, this means facing northeast (47.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in New Athens
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (47.5°), 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 98.6° from New Athens. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.5°.
Using a compass in New Athens
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in New Athens. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 47.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.