Jacksonville Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States
Qibla Details for Jacksonville
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Jacksonville?
The Qibla direction from Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States is 56.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Jacksonville should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Jacksonville from Mecca?
The distance from Jacksonville to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,928 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Jacksonville?
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 Jacksonville, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Jacksonville?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Jacksonville is 56.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 97.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Jacksonville
The Qibla direction from Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States is 56.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,928 km (6,790 miles) away. Geographically, Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville, this means facing east-northeast (56.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Jacksonville
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.7°), 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 97.4° from Jacksonville. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.7°.
Using a compass in Jacksonville
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Jacksonville. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.