Qibla direction in Massachusetts
Great circle to the Kaaba at 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E
In short
From Massachusetts the qibla is towards the north-east: 60.43° from true north in Boston. Across the region the bearing runs from 59° to 61°, because each place has its own great-circle line to the Kaaba. MuslimSuite has a qibla page for 131 cities in Massachusetts, each with the exact bearing and the distance to Makkah.
Qibla bearing in the largest cities of Massachusetts
| City | Qibla from true north |
|---|---|
| Boston | 60.43° · north-east |
| South Boston | 60.44° · north-east |
| Worcester | 59.93° · north-east |
| Springfield | 59.40° · north-east |
| Lowell | 60.26° · north-east |
| Cambridge | 60.40° · north-east |
| New Bedford | 60.52° · north-east |
| Dorchester | 60.42° · north-east |
| Brockton | 60.46° · north-east |
| Fall River | 60.37° · north-east |
All 131 cities in Massachusetts
- Abington
- Acton
- Agawam
- Allston
- Amesbury
- Amherst
- Amherst Center
- Arlington
- Ashland
- Ashmont
- Attleboro
- Auburn
- Back Bay
- Barnstable
- Belmont
- Beverly
- Beverly Cove
- Billerica
- Boston
- Braintree
- Brighton
- Brockton
- Brookline
- Burlington
- Cambridge
- Canton
- Charlestown
- Chelmsford
- Chelsea
- Chestnut Hill
- Chicopee
- Concord
- Danvers
- Dedham
- Dorchester
- Dracut
- Duxbury
- East Boston
- East Longmeadow
- Easthampton
- Easton
- Everett
- Fairhaven
- Fall River
- Fenway/Kenmore
- Fitchburg
- Framingham
- Framingham Center
- Franklin
- Gardner
- Gloucester
- Grafton
- Greenfield
- Hanover
- Haverhill
- Holden
- Holyoke
- Hyde Park
- Jamaica Plain
- Lawrence
- Leominster
- Lexington
- Longmeadow
- Lowell
- Ludlow
- Lynn
- Malden
- Mansfield
- Marblehead
- Marlborough
- Mattapan
- Medford
- Melrose
- Methuen
- Middleboro
- Milford
- Milton
- Mission Hill
- Natick
- Needham
- New Bedford
- Newburyport
- Newton
- North Andover
- North Attleborough Center
- North Chicopee
- Northampton
- Norton
- Norwood
- Orient Heights
- Palmer
- Peabody
- Pittsfield
- Quincy
- Randolph
- Reading
- Revere
- Rockland
- Roslindale
- Roxbury Crossing
- Salem
- Saugus
- Shrewsbury
- Somerset
- Somerville
- South Boston
- South Hadley
- South Peabody
- Southbridge
- Springfield
- Stoneham
- Stoughton
- Sudbury
- Swansea
- Taunton
- Tewksbury
- Wakefield
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Wellesley
- West Roxbury
- West Springfield
- Westfield
- Westford
- Weymouth
- Wilmington
- Winchester
- Winthrop
- Woburn
- Worcester
- Yarmouth
GeoNames (geonames.org), CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0)
Frequently asked questions
What is the qibla direction in Massachusetts?
Towards the north-east. In Boston it is 60.43°, measured clockwise from true north; the other cities of Massachusetts lie between 59° and 61°.
Is the qibla the same everywhere in Massachusetts?
Nearly, but not exactly. The qibla is the shortest path over the globe to the Kaaba, so the bearing changes a little from place to place. Use the page of your own city.
Can I use a compass with these bearings?
The bearings are measured from true north. A magnetic compass can be several degrees off depending on where you are, so check it with the sun method described on your city's page.