Lac La Biche Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada
Qibla Details for Lac La Biche
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lac La Biche?
The Qibla direction from Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada is 26.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lac La Biche should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lac La Biche from Mecca?
The distance from Lac La Biche to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,140 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lac La Biche?
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 Lac La Biche, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lac La Biche?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lac La Biche is 26.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 106.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 26.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lac La Biche
The Qibla direction from Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada is 26.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,140 km (6,922 miles) away. Geographically, Lac La Biche 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 Lac La Biche, this means facing north-northeast (26.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lac La Biche
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (26.5°), 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 106.1° from Lac La Biche. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 26.5°.
Using a compass in Lac La Biche
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lac La Biche. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 26.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.