Hadley Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hadley, New York, United States
Qibla Details for Hadley
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hadley?
The Qibla direction from Hadley, New York, United States is 58.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hadley should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hadley from Mecca?
The distance from Hadley to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,155 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hadley?
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 Hadley, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hadley?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hadley is 58.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 103°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hadley
The Qibla direction from Hadley, New York, United States is 58.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,155 km (6,310 miles) away. Geographically, Hadley 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 Hadley, this means facing east-northeast (58.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hadley
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 103° from Hadley. 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 Hadley
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hadley. 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.