Guntersville Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Guntersville, Alabama, United States
Qibla Details for Guntersville
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Guntersville?
The Qibla direction from Guntersville, Alabama, United States is 50.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Guntersville should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Guntersville from Mecca?
The distance from Guntersville to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,610 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Guntersville?
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 Guntersville, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Guntersville?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Guntersville is 50.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 96.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Guntersville
The Qibla direction from Guntersville, Alabama, United States is 50.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,610 km (7,214 miles) away. Geographically, Guntersville sits to the 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 Guntersville, this means facing northeast (50.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Guntersville
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (50.9°), 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 96.6° from Guntersville. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.9°.
Using a compass in Guntersville
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Guntersville. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 50.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.