Hopatcong Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hopatcong, New Jersey, United States
Qibla Details for Hopatcong
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hopatcong?
The Qibla direction from Hopatcong, New Jersey, United States is 58° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hopatcong should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hopatcong from Mecca?
The distance from Hopatcong to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,352 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hopatcong?
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 Hopatcong, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hopatcong?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hopatcong is 58° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hopatcong
The Qibla direction from Hopatcong, New Jersey, United States is 58° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,352 km (6,432 miles) away. Geographically, Hopatcong 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 Hopatcong, this means facing east-northeast (58°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hopatcong
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58°), 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 101.4° from Hopatcong. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58°.
Using a compass in Hopatcong
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hopatcong. 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° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.