Roanoke Rapids Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States
Qibla Details for Roanoke Rapids
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Roanoke Rapids?
The Qibla direction from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States is 56.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Roanoke Rapids should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Roanoke Rapids from Mecca?
The distance from Roanoke Rapids to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,840 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Roanoke Rapids?
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 Roanoke Rapids, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Roanoke Rapids?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Roanoke Rapids 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 Roanoke Rapids
The Qibla direction from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States is 56.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,840 km (6,736 miles) away. Geographically, Roanoke Rapids 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 Roanoke Rapids, this means facing east-northeast (56.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Roanoke Rapids
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 Roanoke Rapids. 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 Roanoke Rapids
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Roanoke Rapids. 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.