Saint Lawrence Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Saint Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Saint Lawrence
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Saint Lawrence?
The Qibla direction from Saint Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Saint Lawrence should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Saint Lawrence from Mecca?
The distance from Saint Lawrence to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,474 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Saint Lawrence?
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 Saint Lawrence, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Saint Lawrence?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence
The Qibla direction from Saint Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,474 km (6,508 miles) away. Geographically, Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence, this means facing east-northeast (57.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Saint Lawrence
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 Saint Lawrence. 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 Saint Lawrence
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Saint Lawrence. 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.