Mount Ephraim Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mount Ephraim, New Jersey, United States
Qibla Details for Mount Ephraim
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mount Ephraim?
The Qibla direction from Mount Ephraim, New Jersey, United States is 57.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mount Ephraim should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mount Ephraim from Mecca?
The distance from Mount Ephraim to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,445 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mount Ephraim?
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 Mount Ephraim, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mount Ephraim?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mount Ephraim is 57.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mount Ephraim
The Qibla direction from Mount Ephraim, New Jersey, United States is 57.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,445 km (6,490 miles) away. Geographically, Mount Ephraim 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 Mount Ephraim, this means facing east-northeast (57.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mount Ephraim
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57.8°), 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 100.7° from Mount Ephraim. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.8°.
Using a compass in Mount Ephraim
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mount Ephraim. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 57.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.