Red Deer Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Qibla Details for Red Deer
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Red Deer?
The Qibla direction from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada is 25.1° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Red Deer should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Red Deer from Mecca?
The distance from Red Deer to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,444 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Red Deer?
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 Red Deer, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Red Deer?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Red Deer is 25.1° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 104.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 25.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Red Deer
The Qibla direction from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada is 25.1° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,444 km (7,111 miles) away. Geographically, Red Deer 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 Red Deer, this means facing north-northeast (25.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Red Deer
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 104.4° from Red Deer. 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 Red Deer
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Red Deer. 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.