Painted Post Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Painted Post, New York, United States
Qibla Details for Painted Post
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Painted Post?
The Qibla direction from Painted Post, New York, United States is 56.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Painted Post should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Painted Post from Mecca?
The distance from Painted Post to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,448 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Painted Post?
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 Painted Post, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Painted Post?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Painted Post is 56.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Painted Post
The Qibla direction from Painted Post, New York, United States is 56.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,448 km (6,492 miles) away. Geographically, Painted Post 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 Painted Post, this means facing east-northeast (56.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Painted Post
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.3°), 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 101.9° from Painted Post. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.3°.
Using a compass in Painted Post
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Painted Post. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.