Water Island Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Water Island, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands (US)
Qibla Details for Water Island
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Water Island?
The Qibla direction from Water Island, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands (US) is 64.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Water Island should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Water Island from Mecca?
The distance from Water Island to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,727 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Water Island?
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 Water Island, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Water Island?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Water Island is 64.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Water Island
The Qibla direction from Water Island, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands (US) is 64.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,727 km (6,665 miles) away. Geographically, Water Island 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 Water Island, this means facing east-northeast (64.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Water Island
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.9°), 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 88.2° from Water Island. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.9°.
Using a compass in Water Island
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Water Island. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.