Kennett Square Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Kennett Square
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kennett Square?
The Qibla direction from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kennett Square should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kennett Square from Mecca?
The distance from Kennett Square to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,492 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kennett Square?
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 Kennett Square, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kennett Square?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kennett Square is 57.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kennett Square
The Qibla direction from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,492 km (6,519 miles) away. Geographically, Kennett Square 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 Kennett Square, this means facing east-northeast (57.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kennett Square
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57.4°), 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 100.6° from Kennett Square. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.4°.
Using a compass in Kennett Square
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kennett Square. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 57.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.