Lake Telemark Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lake Telemark, New Jersey, United States
Qibla Details for Lake Telemark
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lake Telemark?
The Qibla direction from Lake Telemark, New Jersey, United States is 58.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lake Telemark should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lake Telemark from Mecca?
The distance from Lake Telemark to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,339 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lake Telemark?
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 Lake Telemark, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lake Telemark?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lake Telemark is 58.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lake Telemark
The Qibla direction from Lake Telemark, New Jersey, United States is 58.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,339 km (6,424 miles) away. Geographically, Lake Telemark 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 Lake Telemark, this means facing east-northeast (58.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lake Telemark
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58.1°), 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 Lake Telemark. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.1°.
Using a compass in Lake Telemark
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lake Telemark. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 58.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.