River Vale Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from River Vale, New Jersey, United States
Qibla Details for River Vale
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in River Vale?
The Qibla direction from River Vale, New Jersey, United States is 58.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in River Vale should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is River Vale from Mecca?
The distance from River Vale to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,302 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in River Vale?
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 River Vale, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in River Vale?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from River Vale 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 River Vale
The Qibla direction from River Vale, New Jersey, United States is 58.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,302 km (6,401 miles) away. Geographically, River Vale 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 River Vale, this means facing east-northeast (58.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in River Vale
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 River Vale. 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 River Vale
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in River Vale. 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.