Gaston Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Qibla Details for Gaston
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gaston?
The Qibla direction from Gaston, North Carolina, United States is 56.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gaston should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gaston from Mecca?
The distance from Gaston to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,837 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gaston?
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 Gaston, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gaston?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gaston is 56.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Gaston
The Qibla direction from Gaston, North Carolina, United States is 56.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,837 km (6,734 miles) away. Geographically, Gaston 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 Gaston, this means facing east-northeast (56.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gaston
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.4°), 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 98.4° from Gaston. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.4°.
Using a compass in Gaston
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Gaston. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.