White City Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from White City, Saskatchewan, Canada
Qibla Details for White City
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in White City?
The Qibla direction from White City, Saskatchewan, Canada is 33.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in White City should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is White City from Mecca?
The distance from White City to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,299 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in White City?
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 White City, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in White City?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from White City is 33.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 104.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 33.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in White City
The Qibla direction from White City, Saskatchewan, Canada is 33.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,299 km (7,021 miles) away. Geographically, White City sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 White City, this means facing northeast (33.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in White City
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (33.8°), 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 104.3° from White City. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 33.8°.
Using a compass in White City
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in White City. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 33.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.