Toa Alta Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, United States
Qibla Details for Toa Alta
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Toa Alta?
The Qibla direction from Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, United States is 64.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Toa Alta should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Toa Alta from Mecca?
The distance from Toa Alta to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,846 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Toa Alta?
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 Toa Alta, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Toa Alta?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Toa Alta is 64.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Toa Alta
The Qibla direction from Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, United States is 64.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,846 km (6,739 miles) away. Geographically, Toa Alta sits to the west-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 Toa Alta, this means facing east-northeast (64.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Toa Alta
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.4°), 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 88.3° from Toa Alta. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.4°.
Using a compass in Toa Alta
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Toa Alta. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.