White River Junction Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from White River Junction, Vermont, United States
Qibla Details for White River Junction
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in White River Junction?
The Qibla direction from White River Junction, Vermont, United States is 59.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in White River Junction should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is White River Junction from Mecca?
The distance from White River Junction to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,030 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in White River Junction?
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 White River Junction, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in White River Junction?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from White River Junction is 59.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 103.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in White River Junction
The Qibla direction from White River Junction, Vermont, United States is 59.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,030 km (6,232 miles) away. Geographically, White River Junction 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 White River Junction, this means facing east-northeast (59.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in White River Junction
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (59.6°), 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 103.4° from White River Junction. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.6°.
Using a compass in White River Junction
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in White River Junction. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 59.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.