Litchfield Park Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Litchfield Park, Arizona, United States
Qibla Details for Litchfield Park
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Litchfield Park?
The Qibla direction from Litchfield Park, Arizona, United States is 29.8° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Litchfield Park should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Litchfield Park from Mecca?
The distance from Litchfield Park to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,249 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Litchfield Park?
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 Litchfield Park, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Litchfield Park?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Litchfield Park is 29.8° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 29.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Litchfield Park
The Qibla direction from Litchfield Park, Arizona, United States is 29.8° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,249 km (8,233 miles) away. Geographically, Litchfield Park 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 Litchfield Park, this means facing north-northeast (29.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Litchfield Park
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (29.8°), 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 95.1° from Litchfield Park. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 29.8°.
Using a compass in Litchfield Park
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Litchfield Park. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 29.8° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.