Wyoming County Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Wyoming County, New York, United States

Qibla: 55.5° NE
Distance: 10,491 km
Coords: 42.70°, -78.22°
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Wyoming County
55.5°
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10,491 km

Qibla Details for Wyoming County

Qibla Angle55.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing102.1°
Distance to Kaaba10,491 km / 6,519 mi
RegionNew York
Latitude42.7024°
Longitude-78.2244°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Wyoming County?

The Qibla direction from Wyoming County, New York, United States is 55.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Wyoming County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Wyoming County from Mecca?

The distance from Wyoming County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,491 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Wyoming County?

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 Wyoming County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Wyoming County?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Wyoming County is 55.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Wyoming County

The Qibla direction from Wyoming County, New York, United States is 55.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,491 km (6,519 miles) away. Geographically, Wyoming County sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Wyoming County, this means facing northeast (55.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Wyoming County

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (55.5°), 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 102.1° from Wyoming County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.5°.

Using a compass in Wyoming County

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Wyoming County. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 55.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.