Bon Air Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bon Air, Virginia, United States
Qibla Details for Bon Air
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bon Air?
The Qibla direction from Bon Air, Virginia, United States is 56.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bon Air should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bon Air from Mecca?
The distance from Bon Air to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,767 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bon Air?
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 Bon Air, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bon Air?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bon Air is 56.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.3°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Bon Air
The Qibla direction from Bon Air, Virginia, United States is 56.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,767 km (6,690 miles) away. Geographically, Bon Air 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 Bon Air, this means facing east-northeast (56.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bon Air
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.3°), 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 99° from Bon Air. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.3°.
Using a compass in Bon Air
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bon Air. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.