Locust Valley Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Locust Valley, New York, United States
Qibla Details for Locust Valley
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Locust Valley?
The Qibla direction from Locust Valley, New York, United States is 58.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Locust Valley should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Locust Valley from Mecca?
The distance from Locust Valley to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,279 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Locust Valley?
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 Locust Valley, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Locust Valley?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Locust Valley is 58.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Locust Valley
The Qibla direction from Locust Valley, New York, United States is 58.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,279 km (6,387 miles) away. Geographically, Locust Valley 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 Locust Valley, this means facing east-northeast (58.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Locust Valley
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58.7°), 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 101.4° from Locust Valley. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.7°.
Using a compass in Locust Valley
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Locust Valley. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 58.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.