Las Vegas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Las Vegas, Yoro, Honduras
Qibla Details for Las Vegas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Las Vegas?
The Qibla direction from Las Vegas, Yoro, Honduras is 56° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Las Vegas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Las Vegas from Mecca?
The distance from Las Vegas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,995 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Las Vegas?
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 Las Vegas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Las Vegas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Las Vegas is 56° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Las Vegas
The Qibla direction from Las Vegas, Yoro, Honduras is 56° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,995 km (8,075 miles) away. Geographically, Las Vegas sits to the west-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 Las Vegas, this means facing northeast (56°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Las Vegas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56°), 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 87° from Las Vegas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56°.
Using a compass in Las Vegas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Las Vegas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.