Oak Bay Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Qibla Details for Oak Bay
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Oak Bay?
The Qibla direction from Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada is 16.6° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Oak Bay should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Oak Bay from Mecca?
The distance from Oak Bay to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,080 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Oak Bay?
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 Oak Bay, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Oak Bay?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Oak Bay is 16.6° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Oak Bay
The Qibla direction from Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada is 16.6° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,080 km (7,506 miles) away. Geographically, Oak Bay 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 Oak Bay, this means facing north-northeast (16.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Oak Bay
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (16.6°), 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 101.6° from Oak Bay. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.6°.
Using a compass in Oak Bay
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Oak Bay. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 16.6° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.