Old Tappan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Old Tappan, New Jersey, United States
Qibla Details for Old Tappan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Old Tappan?
The Qibla direction from Old Tappan, New Jersey, United States is 58.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Old Tappan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Old Tappan from Mecca?
The distance from Old Tappan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,299 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Old Tappan?
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 Old Tappan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Old Tappan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Old Tappan is 58.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Old Tappan
The Qibla direction from Old Tappan, New Jersey, United States is 58.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,299 km (6,399 miles) away. Geographically, Old Tappan 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 Old Tappan, this means facing east-northeast (58.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Old Tappan
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 101.5° from Old Tappan. 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 Old Tappan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Old Tappan. 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.