East Hanover Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from East Hanover, New Jersey, United States
Qibla Details for East Hanover
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in East Hanover?
The Qibla direction from East Hanover, New Jersey, United States is 58.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in East Hanover should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is East Hanover from Mecca?
The distance from East Hanover to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,337 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in East Hanover?
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 East Hanover, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in East Hanover?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from East Hanover is 58.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in East Hanover
The Qibla direction from East Hanover, New Jersey, United States is 58.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,337 km (6,423 miles) away. Geographically, East Hanover 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 East Hanover, this means facing east-northeast (58.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in East Hanover
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58.2°), 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 101.3° from East Hanover. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.2°.
Using a compass in East Hanover
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in East Hanover. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 58.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.