Casa Grande Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Casa Grande, Arizona, United States
Qibla Details for Casa Grande
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Casa Grande?
The Qibla direction from Casa Grande, Arizona, United States is 30.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Casa Grande should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Casa Grande from Mecca?
The distance from Casa Grande to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,280 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Casa Grande?
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 Casa Grande, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Casa Grande?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Casa Grande is 30.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 30.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Casa Grande
The Qibla direction from Casa Grande, Arizona, United States is 30.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,280 km (8,252 miles) away. Geographically, Casa Grande sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Casa Grande, this means facing north-northeast (30.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Casa Grande
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (30.5°), 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 94.9° from Casa Grande. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 30.5°.
Using a compass in Casa Grande
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Casa Grande. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 30.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.