River View Park Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from River View Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for River View Park
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in River View Park?
The Qibla direction from River View Park, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in River View Park should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is River View Park from Mecca?
The distance from River View Park to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,477 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in River View 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 River View Park, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in River View Park?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from River View Park is 57.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in River View Park
The Qibla direction from River View Park, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,477 km (6,510 miles) away. Geographically, River View Park 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 River View Park, this means facing east-northeast (57.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in River View Park
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57.2°), 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 River View Park. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.2°.
Using a compass in River View 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 River View 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 57.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.