Pearl River County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States
Qibla Details for Pearl River County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pearl River County?
The Qibla direction from Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States is 49.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pearl River County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pearl River County from Mecca?
The distance from Pearl River County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,103 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pearl River County?
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 Pearl River County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pearl River County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pearl River County is 49.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pearl River County
The Qibla direction from Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States is 49.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,103 km (7,520 miles) away. Geographically, Pearl River County sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Pearl River County, this means facing northeast (49.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pearl River County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (49.4°), 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 94.6° from Pearl River County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.4°.
Using a compass in Pearl River County
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pearl River County. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 49.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.