Slave Lake Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
Qibla Details for Slave Lake
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Slave Lake?
The Qibla direction from Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada is 23.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Slave Lake should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Slave Lake from Mecca?
The distance from Slave Lake to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,165 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Slave Lake?
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 Slave Lake, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Slave Lake?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Slave Lake is 23.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 106.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 23.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Slave Lake
The Qibla direction from Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada is 23.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,165 km (6,938 miles) away. Geographically, Slave Lake 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 Slave Lake, this means facing north-northeast (23.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Slave Lake
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (23.9°), 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 Slave Lake. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 23.9°.
Using a compass in Slave Lake
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Slave Lake. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 23.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.