Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts, United States
Qibla Details for Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock?
The Qibla direction from Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts, United States is 60.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock from Mecca?
The distance from Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,998 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock?
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 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock is 60.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
The Qibla direction from Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts, United States is 60.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,998 km (6,212 miles) away. Geographically, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock 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 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, this means facing east-northeast (60.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.7°), 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 102.5° from Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.7°.
Using a compass in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.