Gila Bend Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gila Bend, Arizona, United States
Qibla Details for Gila Bend
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gila Bend?
The Qibla direction from Gila Bend, Arizona, United States is 29.6° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gila Bend should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gila Bend from Mecca?
The distance from Gila Bend to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,318 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gila Bend?
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 Gila Bend, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gila Bend?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gila Bend is 29.6° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 29.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Gila Bend
The Qibla direction from Gila Bend, Arizona, United States is 29.6° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,318 km (8,275 miles) away. Geographically, Gila Bend 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 Gila Bend, this means facing north-northeast (29.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gila Bend
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (29.6°), 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 Gila Bend. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 29.6°.
Using a compass in Gila Bend
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Gila Bend. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 29.6° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.