Roaring Spring Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Roaring Spring
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Roaring Spring?
The Qibla direction from Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, United States is 55.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Roaring Spring should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Roaring Spring from Mecca?
The distance from Roaring Spring to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,652 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Roaring Spring?
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 Roaring Spring, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Roaring Spring?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Roaring Spring is 55.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Roaring Spring
The Qibla direction from Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, United States is 55.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,652 km (6,619 miles) away. Geographically, Roaring Spring 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 Roaring Spring, this means facing northeast (55.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Roaring Spring
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (55.5°), 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 Roaring Spring. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.5°.
Using a compass in Roaring Spring
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Roaring Spring. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 55.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.