Quay County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Quay County, New Mexico, United States
Qibla Details for Quay County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Quay County?
The Qibla direction from Quay County, New Mexico, United States is 37.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Quay County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Quay County from Mecca?
The distance from Quay County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,652 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Quay County?
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 Quay County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Quay County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Quay County is 37.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 96.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 37.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Quay County
The Qibla direction from Quay County, New Mexico, United States is 37.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,652 km (7,862 miles) away. Geographically, Quay County 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 Quay County, this means facing northeast (37.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Quay County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (37.3°), 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 96.2° from Quay County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 37.3°.
Using a compass in Quay County
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Quay County. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 37.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.