Blackfalds Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada
Qibla Details for Blackfalds
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Blackfalds?
The Qibla direction from Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada is 25.1° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Blackfalds should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Blackfalds from Mecca?
The distance from Blackfalds to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,431 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Blackfalds?
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 Blackfalds, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Blackfalds?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Blackfalds is 25.1° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 104.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 25.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Blackfalds
The Qibla direction from Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada is 25.1° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,431 km (7,103 miles) away. Geographically, Blackfalds sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Blackfalds, this means facing north-northeast (25.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Blackfalds
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (25.1°), 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 104.5° from Blackfalds. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 25.1°.
Using a compass in Blackfalds
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Blackfalds. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 25.1° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.