Little Ferry Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States
Qibla Details for Little Ferry
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Little Ferry?
The Qibla direction from Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States is 58.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Little Ferry should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Little Ferry from Mecca?
The distance from Little Ferry to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,312 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Little Ferry?
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 Little Ferry, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Little Ferry?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Little Ferry is 58.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Little Ferry
The Qibla direction from Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States is 58.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,312 km (6,408 miles) away. Geographically, Little Ferry 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 Little Ferry, this means facing east-northeast (58.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Little Ferry
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58.5°), 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 Little Ferry. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.5°.
Using a compass in Little Ferry
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Little Ferry. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 58.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.