Ketchikan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
Qibla Details for Ketchikan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ketchikan?
The Qibla direction from Ketchikan, Alaska, United States is 8.1° (N) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ketchikan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ketchikan from Mecca?
The distance from Ketchikan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,454 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ketchikan?
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 Ketchikan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ketchikan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ketchikan is 8.1° (N). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 104.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 8.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ketchikan
The Qibla direction from Ketchikan, Alaska, United States is 8.1° from true north, pointing towards the north. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,454 km (7,117 miles) away. Geographically, Ketchikan sits to the north of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north.
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 Ketchikan, this means facing north (8.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ketchikan
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (8.1°), 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 104.6° from Ketchikan. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 8.1°.
Using a compass in Ketchikan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ketchikan. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 8.1° (north) and shows ALIGNED.