Old Orchard Beach Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States
Qibla Details for Old Orchard Beach
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Old Orchard Beach?
The Qibla direction from Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States is 60.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Old Orchard Beach should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Old Orchard Beach from Mecca?
The distance from Old Orchard Beach to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,902 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Old Orchard Beach?
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 Old Orchard Beach, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Old Orchard Beach?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Old Orchard Beach is 60.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 103.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Old Orchard Beach
The Qibla direction from Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States is 60.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,902 km (6,153 miles) away. Geographically, Old Orchard Beach 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 Old Orchard Beach, this means facing east-northeast (60.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Old Orchard Beach
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.9°), 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 103.5° from Old Orchard Beach. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.9°.
Using a compass in Old Orchard Beach
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Old Orchard Beach. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.