North Plainfield Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from North Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
Qibla Details for North Plainfield
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in North Plainfield?
The Qibla direction from North Plainfield, New Jersey, United States is 58.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in North Plainfield should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is North Plainfield from Mecca?
The distance from North Plainfield to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,353 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in North Plainfield?
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 North Plainfield, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in North Plainfield?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from North Plainfield is 58.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in North Plainfield
The Qibla direction from North Plainfield, New Jersey, United States is 58.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,353 km (6,433 miles) away. Geographically, North Plainfield 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 North Plainfield, this means facing east-northeast (58.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in North Plainfield
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 101.2° from North Plainfield. 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 North Plainfield
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in North Plainfield. 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.