Warminster Heights Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Warminster Heights, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Warminster Heights
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Warminster Heights?
The Qibla direction from Warminster Heights, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Warminster Heights should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Warminster Heights from Mecca?
The distance from Warminster Heights to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,426 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Warminster Heights?
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 Warminster Heights, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Warminster Heights?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Warminster Heights is 57.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Warminster Heights
The Qibla direction from Warminster Heights, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,426 km (6,478 miles) away. Geographically, Warminster Heights 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 Warminster Heights, this means facing east-northeast (57.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Warminster Heights
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57.8°), 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 100.8° from Warminster Heights. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.8°.
Using a compass in Warminster Heights
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Warminster Heights. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 57.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.