Cache Creek Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Qibla Details for Cache Creek
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cache Creek?
The Qibla direction from Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada is 18.2° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cache Creek should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cache Creek from Mecca?
The distance from Cache Creek to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,786 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cache Creek?
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 Cache Creek, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cache Creek?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cache Creek is 18.2° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 103°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 18.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cache Creek
The Qibla direction from Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada is 18.2° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,786 km (7,323 miles) away. Geographically, Cache Creek 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 Cache Creek, this means facing north-northeast (18.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cache Creek
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (18.2°), 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 103° from Cache Creek. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 18.2°.
Using a compass in Cache Creek
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cache Creek. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 18.2° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.