Highland Park Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Highland Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Highland Park
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Highland Park?
The Qibla direction from Highland Park, Pennsylvania, United States is 56.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Highland Park should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Highland Park from Mecca?
The distance from Highland Park to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,576 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Highland Park?
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 Highland Park, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Highland Park?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Highland Park is 56.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Highland Park
The Qibla direction from Highland Park, Pennsylvania, United States is 56.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,576 km (6,572 miles) away. Geographically, Highland Park 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 Highland Park, this means facing northeast (56.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Highland Park
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.1°), 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 100.9° from Highland Park. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.1°.
Using a compass in Highland Park
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Highland Park. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.