Roselle Park Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Roselle Park, New Jersey, United States
Qibla Details for Roselle Park
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Roselle Park?
The Qibla direction from Roselle Park, New Jersey, United States is 58.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Roselle Park should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Roselle Park from Mecca?
The distance from Roselle Park to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,339 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Roselle Park?
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 Roselle Park, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Roselle Park?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Roselle Park is 58.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Roselle Park
The Qibla direction from Roselle Park, New Jersey, United States is 58.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,339 km (6,424 miles) away. Geographically, Roselle Park 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 Roselle Park, this means facing east-northeast (58.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Roselle Park
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58.3°), 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 Roselle Park. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.3°.
Using a compass in Roselle Park
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Roselle Park. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 58.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.