Patten Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Patten, Maine, United States
Qibla Details for Patten
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Patten?
The Qibla direction from Patten, Maine, United States is 62.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Patten should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Patten from Mecca?
The distance from Patten to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,636 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Patten?
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 Patten, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Patten?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Patten is 62.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 105.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Patten
The Qibla direction from Patten, Maine, United States is 62.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,636 km (5,988 miles) away. Geographically, Patten 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 Patten, this means facing east-northeast (62.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Patten
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62.3°), 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 105.5° from Patten. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.3°.
Using a compass in Patten
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Patten. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.