Qibla direction in New Jersey
Great circle to the Kaaba at 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E
In short
From New Jersey the qibla is towards the north-east: 58.37° from true north in Newark. Across the region the bearing runs from 58° to 59°, because each place has its own great-circle line to the Kaaba. MuslimSuite has a qibla page for 126 cities in New Jersey, each with the exact bearing and the distance to Makkah.
Qibla bearing in the largest cities of New Jersey
| City | Qibla from true north |
|---|---|
| Newark | 58.37° · north-east |
| Jersey City | 58.43° · north-east |
| Paterson | 58.36° · north-east |
| Elizabeth | 58.35° · north-east |
| Edison | 58.22° · north-east |
| Trenton | 58.01° · north-east |
| Toms River | 58.39° · north-east |
| Clifton | 58.37° · north-east |
| Camden | 57.77° · north-east |
| Brick | 58.42° · north-east |
All 126 cities in New Jersey
- Asbury Park
- Atlantic City
- Avenel
- Basking Ridge
- Bayonne
- Bayville
- Belleville
- Bergenfield
- Bloomfield
- Brick
- Bridgeton
- Bridgewater
- Camden
- Carteret
- Cherry Hill
- Cliffside Park
- Clifton
- Colonia
- Cranford
- Denville
- Dover
- Dumont
- East Brunswick
- East Orange
- Edison
- Elizabeth
- Elmwood Park
- Englewood
- Ewing
- Fair Lawn
- Fords
- Fort Lee
- Garfield
- Glassboro
- Hackensack
- Harrison
- Hawthorne
- Hillsborough
- Hillside
- Hoboken
- Hopatcong Hills
- Irvington
- Iselin
- Jackson
- Jersey City
- Kearny
- Lakewood
- Linden
- Lindenwold
- Livingston
- Lodi
- Long Branch
- Lyndhurst
- Madison
- Mahwah
- Maple Shade
- Maplewood
- Marlboro
- Mercerville-Hamilton Square
- Middletown
- Millburn
- Millville
- Montclair
- Morristown
- Mount Laurel
- New Brunswick
- New Milford
- Newark
- North Arlington
- North Bergen
- North Brunswick
- North Plainfield
- Nutley
- Ocean Acres
- Old Bridge
- Orange
- Palisades Park
- Paramus
- Parsippany
- Passaic
- Paterson
- Pennsauken
- Perth Amboy
- Piscataway
- Plainfield
- Pleasantville
- Point Pleasant
- Princeton
- Rahway
- Ramsey
- Randolph
- Ridgewood
- Roselle
- Rutherford
- Sayreville
- Sayreville Junction
- Scotch Plains
- Secaucus
- Sewell
- Sicklerville
- Somerset
- South Old Bridge
- South Orange
- South Plainfield
- South River
- South Vineland
- Sparta
- Summit
- Teaneck
- Tinton Falls
- Toms River
- Trenton
- Union
- Union City
- Vincentown
- Vineland
- Warren Township
- Wayne
- West Milford
- West New York
- West Orange
- Westfield
- Williamstown
- Willingboro
- Woodbridge
- Wyckoff
GeoNames (geonames.org), CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0)
Frequently asked questions
What is the qibla direction in New Jersey?
Towards the north-east. In Newark it is 58.37°, measured clockwise from true north; the other cities of New Jersey lie between 58° and 59°.
Is the qibla the same everywhere in New Jersey?
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.