Orrington Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Orrington, Maine, United States
Qibla Details for Orrington
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Orrington?
The Qibla direction from Orrington, Maine, United States is 62° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Orrington should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Orrington from Mecca?
The distance from Orrington to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,728 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Orrington?
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 Orrington, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Orrington?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Orrington is 62° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 104.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Orrington
The Qibla direction from Orrington, Maine, United States is 62° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,728 km (6,045 miles) away. Geographically, Orrington 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 Orrington, this means facing east-northeast (62°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Orrington
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62°), 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 104.5° from Orrington. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62°.
Using a compass in Orrington
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Orrington. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.