Owens Cross Roads Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, United States
Qibla Details for Owens Cross Roads
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Owens Cross Roads?
The Qibla direction from Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, United States is 50.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Owens Cross Roads should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Owens Cross Roads from Mecca?
The distance from Owens Cross Roads to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,605 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Owens Cross Roads?
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 Owens Cross Roads, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Owens Cross Roads?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Owens Cross Roads is 50.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 96.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Owens Cross Roads
The Qibla direction from Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, United States is 50.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,605 km (7,211 miles) away. Geographically, Owens Cross Roads 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 Owens Cross Roads, this means facing northeast (50.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Owens Cross Roads
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (50.7°), 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 96.8° from Owens Cross Roads. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.7°.
Using a compass in Owens Cross Roads
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Owens Cross Roads. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 50.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.