Scituate Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Scituate, Massachusetts, United States
Qibla Details for Scituate
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Scituate?
The Qibla direction from Scituate, Massachusetts, United States is 60.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Scituate should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Scituate from Mecca?
The distance from Scituate 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 Scituate?
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 Scituate, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Scituate?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Scituate is 60.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Scituate
The Qibla direction from Scituate, 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, Scituate 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 Scituate, this means facing east-northeast (60.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Scituate
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 102.6° from Scituate. 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 Scituate
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Scituate. 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.