Riverhead Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Riverhead, New York, United States
Qibla Details for Riverhead
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Riverhead?
The Qibla direction from Riverhead, New York, United States is 59.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Riverhead should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Riverhead from Mecca?
The distance from Riverhead to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,209 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Riverhead?
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 Riverhead, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Riverhead?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Riverhead is 59.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Riverhead
The Qibla direction from Riverhead, New York, United States is 59.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,209 km (6,344 miles) away. Geographically, Riverhead 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 Riverhead, this means facing east-northeast (59.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Riverhead
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (59.4°), 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 Riverhead. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.4°.
Using a compass in Riverhead
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Riverhead. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 59.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.