Cranford Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cranford, New Jersey, United States
Qibla Details for Cranford
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cranford?
The Qibla direction from Cranford, New Jersey, United States is 58.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cranford should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cranford from Mecca?
The distance from Cranford to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,342 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cranford?
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 Cranford, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cranford?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cranford is 58.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cranford
The Qibla direction from Cranford, New Jersey, United States is 58.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,342 km (6,426 miles) away. Geographically, Cranford 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 Cranford, this means facing east-northeast (58.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cranford
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58.3°), 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 101.2° from Cranford. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.3°.
Using a compass in Cranford
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cranford. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 58.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.