Colebrook Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Colebrook, New Hampshire, United States
Qibla Details for Colebrook
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Colebrook?
The Qibla direction from Colebrook, New Hampshire, United States is 60.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Colebrook should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Colebrook from Mecca?
The distance from Colebrook to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,904 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Colebrook?
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 Colebrook, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Colebrook?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Colebrook is 60.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 104.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Colebrook
The Qibla direction from Colebrook, New Hampshire, United States is 60.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,904 km (6,154 miles) away. Geographically, Colebrook 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 Colebrook, this means facing east-northeast (60.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Colebrook
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.2°), 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 104.3° from Colebrook. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.2°.
Using a compass in Colebrook
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Colebrook. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.