Schuylkill Haven Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Schuylkill Haven
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Schuylkill Haven?
The Qibla direction from Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, United States is 57° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Schuylkill Haven should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Schuylkill Haven from Mecca?
The distance from Schuylkill Haven 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 Schuylkill Haven?
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 Schuylkill Haven, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Schuylkill Haven?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Schuylkill Haven is 57° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Schuylkill Haven
The Qibla direction from Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, United States is 57° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,477 km (6,510 miles) away. Geographically, Schuylkill Haven 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 Schuylkill Haven, this means facing east-northeast (57°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Schuylkill Haven
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57°), 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 101° from Schuylkill Haven. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57°.
Using a compass in Schuylkill Haven
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Schuylkill Haven. 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° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.