Deer Valley Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Deer Valley, Arizona, United States
Qibla Details for Deer Valley
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Deer Valley?
The Qibla direction from Deer Valley, Arizona, United States is 29.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Deer Valley should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Deer Valley from Mecca?
The distance from Deer Valley to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,220 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Deer Valley?
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 Deer Valley, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Deer Valley?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Deer Valley is 29.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 29.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Deer Valley
The Qibla direction from Deer Valley, Arizona, United States is 29.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,220 km (8,215 miles) away. Geographically, Deer Valley 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 Deer Valley, this means facing north-northeast (29.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Deer Valley
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (29.9°), 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 95.2° from Deer Valley. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 29.9°.
Using a compass in Deer Valley
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Deer Valley. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 29.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.