Sharon Hill Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Sharon Hill
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sharon Hill?
The Qibla direction from Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sharon Hill should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sharon Hill from Mecca?
The distance from Sharon Hill to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,456 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sharon Hill?
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 Sharon Hill, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sharon Hill?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sharon Hill is 57.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sharon Hill
The Qibla direction from Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,456 km (6,497 miles) away. Geographically, Sharon Hill 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 Sharon Hill, this means facing east-northeast (57.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sharon Hill
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57.7°), 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 Sharon Hill. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.7°.
Using a compass in Sharon Hill
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sharon Hill. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 57.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.