New Cumberland Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for New Cumberland
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in New Cumberland?
The Qibla direction from New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States is 56.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in New Cumberland should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is New Cumberland from Mecca?
The distance from New Cumberland to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,552 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in New Cumberland?
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 New Cumberland, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in New Cumberland?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from New Cumberland is 56.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in New Cumberland
The Qibla direction from New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States is 56.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,552 km (6,557 miles) away. Geographically, New Cumberland 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 New Cumberland, this means facing east-northeast (56.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in New Cumberland
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.6°), 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 100.7° from New Cumberland. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.6°.
Using a compass in New Cumberland
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in New Cumberland. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.