Ashton-Sandy Spring Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland, United States
Qibla Details for Ashton-Sandy Spring
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ashton-Sandy Spring?
The Qibla direction from Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland, United States is 56.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ashton-Sandy Spring should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ashton-Sandy Spring from Mecca?
The distance from Ashton-Sandy Spring to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,627 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ashton-Sandy Spring?
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 Ashton-Sandy Spring, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ashton-Sandy Spring?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ashton-Sandy Spring is 56.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ashton-Sandy Spring
The Qibla direction from Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland, United States is 56.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,627 km (6,603 miles) away. Geographically, Ashton-Sandy Spring 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 Ashton-Sandy Spring, this means facing east-northeast (56.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ashton-Sandy Spring
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.6°), 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 100° from Ashton-Sandy Spring. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.6°.
Using a compass in Ashton-Sandy Spring
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ashton-Sandy Spring. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.