Moriches Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Moriches, New York, United States
Qibla Details for Moriches
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Moriches?
The Qibla direction from Moriches, New York, United States is 59.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Moriches should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Moriches from Mecca?
The distance from Moriches to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,227 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Moriches?
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 Moriches, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Moriches?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Moriches is 59.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Moriches
The Qibla direction from Moriches, New York, United States is 59.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,227 km (6,355 miles) away. Geographically, Moriches 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 Moriches, this means facing east-northeast (59.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Moriches
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (59.3°), 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 101.5° from Moriches. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.3°.
Using a compass in Moriches
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Moriches. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 59.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.