New Bedford Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Qibla Details for New Bedford
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in New Bedford?
The Qibla direction from New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States is 60.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in New Bedford should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is New Bedford from Mecca?
The distance from New Bedford to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,043 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in New Bedford?
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 New Bedford, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in New Bedford?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from New Bedford is 60.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in New Bedford
The Qibla direction from New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States is 60.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,043 km (6,240 miles) away. Geographically, New Bedford 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 New Bedford, this means facing east-northeast (60.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in New Bedford
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.5°), 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 102.2° from New Bedford. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.5°.
Using a compass in New Bedford
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in New Bedford. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.