Marion Center Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Marion Center, Massachusetts, United States
Qibla Details for Marion Center
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Marion Center?
The Qibla direction from Marion Center, Massachusetts, United States is 60.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Marion Center should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Marion Center from Mecca?
The distance from Marion Center to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,028 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Marion Center?
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 Marion Center, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Marion Center?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Marion Center is 60.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Marion Center
The Qibla direction from Marion Center, Massachusetts, United States is 60.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,028 km (6,231 miles) away. Geographically, Marion Center 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 Marion Center, this means facing east-northeast (60.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Marion Center
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.6°), 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 102.3° from Marion Center. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.6°.
Using a compass in Marion Center
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Marion Center. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.