Lake Arbor Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lake Arbor, Maryland, United States
Qibla Details for Lake Arbor
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lake Arbor?
The Qibla direction from Lake Arbor, Maryland, United States is 56.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lake Arbor should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lake Arbor from Mecca?
The distance from Lake Arbor to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,629 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lake Arbor?
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 Lake Arbor, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lake Arbor?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lake Arbor is 56.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.7°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Lake Arbor
The Qibla direction from Lake Arbor, Maryland, United States is 56.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,629 km (6,605 miles) away. Geographically, Lake Arbor 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 Lake Arbor, this means facing east-northeast (56.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lake Arbor
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.7°), 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 99.9° from Lake Arbor. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.7°.
Using a compass in Lake Arbor
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lake Arbor. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.