Green Haven Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Green Haven, Maryland, United States
Qibla Details for Green Haven
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Green Haven?
The Qibla direction from Green Haven, Maryland, United States is 56.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Green Haven should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Green Haven from Mecca?
The distance from Green Haven to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,595 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Green Haven?
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 Green Haven, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Green Haven?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Green Haven is 56.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Green Haven
The Qibla direction from Green Haven, Maryland, United States is 56.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,595 km (6,583 miles) away. Geographically, Green Haven 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 Green Haven, this means facing east-northeast (56.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Green Haven
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.9°), 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 100.1° from Green Haven. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.9°.
Using a compass in Green Haven
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Green Haven. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.