Dillingham Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Dillingham, Alaska, United States

Qibla: 342.8° NNW
Distance: 10,924 km
Coords: 59.04°, -158.46°
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10,924 km

Qibla Details for Dillingham

Qibla Angle342.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionNNW
Compass Bearing252.3°
Distance to Kaaba10,924 km / 6,788 mi
RegionAlaska
Latitude59.0397°
Longitude-158.4575°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Dillingham?

The Qibla direction from Dillingham, Alaska, United States is 342.8° (NNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dillingham should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Dillingham from Mecca?

The distance from Dillingham to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,924 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Dillingham?

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 Dillingham, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dillingham?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dillingham is 342.8° (NNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 252.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 342.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Dillingham

The Qibla direction from Dillingham, Alaska, United States is 342.8° from true north, pointing towards the north-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,924 km (6,788 miles) away. Geographically, Dillingham sits to the north of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northwest.

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 Dillingham, this means facing north-northwest (342.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dillingham

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (342.8°), 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 252.3° from Dillingham. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 342.8°.

Using a compass in Dillingham

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Dillingham. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 342.8° (north-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.