Surf City Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Surf City, New Jersey, United States
Qibla Details for Surf City
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Surf City?
The Qibla direction from Surf City, New Jersey, United States is 58.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Surf City should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Surf City from Mecca?
The distance from Surf City to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,391 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Surf City?
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 Surf City, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Surf City?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Surf City is 58.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Surf City
The Qibla direction from Surf City, New Jersey, United States is 58.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,391 km (6,457 miles) away. Geographically, Surf City 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 Surf City, this means facing east-northeast (58.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Surf City
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58.4°), 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 100.6° from Surf City. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.4°.
Using a compass in Surf City
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Surf City. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 58.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.