Mantua Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mantua, Virginia, United States
Qibla Details for Mantua
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mantua?
The Qibla direction from Mantua, Virginia, United States is 56.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mantua should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mantua from Mecca?
The distance from Mantua to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,664 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mantua?
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 Mantua, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mantua?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mantua is 56.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Mantua
The Qibla direction from Mantua, Virginia, United States is 56.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,664 km (6,626 miles) away. Geographically, Mantua 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 Mantua, this means facing east-northeast (56.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mantua
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.4°), 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 99.8° from Mantua. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.4°.
Using a compass in Mantua
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mantua. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.