Southcentral Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Southcentral, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands (US)

Qibla: 65° ENE
Distance: 10,741 km
Coords: 17.71°, -64.81°
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Southcentral
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10,741 km

Qibla Details for Southcentral

Qibla Angle65° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing87.8°
Distance to Kaaba10,741 km / 6,674 mi
RegionSaint Croix
Latitude17.7065°
Longitude-64.8145°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Southcentral?

The Qibla direction from Southcentral, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands (US) is 65° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Southcentral should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Southcentral from Mecca?

The distance from Southcentral to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,741 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Southcentral?

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 Southcentral, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Southcentral?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Southcentral is 65° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Southcentral

The Qibla direction from Southcentral, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands (US) is 65° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,741 km (6,674 miles) away. Geographically, Southcentral 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 Southcentral, this means facing east-northeast (65°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Southcentral

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65°), 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 87.8° from Southcentral. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.

Using a compass in Southcentral

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Southcentral. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.