Jarales Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Jarales, New Mexico, United States
Qibla Details for Jarales
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Jarales?
The Qibla direction from Jarales, New Mexico, United States is 34.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Jarales should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Jarales from Mecca?
The distance from Jarales to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,868 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Jarales?
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 Jarales, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Jarales?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Jarales is 34.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 34.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Jarales
The Qibla direction from Jarales, New Mexico, United States is 34.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,868 km (7,996 miles) away. Geographically, Jarales sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Jarales, this means facing northeast (34.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Jarales
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (34.6°), 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 95.8° from Jarales. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 34.6°.
Using a compass in Jarales
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Jarales. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 34.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.