Saddle Brooke Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Saddle Brooke, Arizona, United States
Qibla Details for Saddle Brooke
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Saddle Brooke?
The Qibla direction from Saddle Brooke, Arizona, United States is 31.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Saddle Brooke should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Saddle Brooke from Mecca?
The distance from Saddle Brooke to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,270 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Saddle Brooke?
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 Saddle Brooke, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Saddle Brooke?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Saddle Brooke is 31.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 31.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Saddle Brooke
The Qibla direction from Saddle Brooke, Arizona, United States is 31.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,270 km (8,246 miles) away. Geographically, Saddle Brooke 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 Saddle Brooke, this means facing north-northeast (31.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Saddle Brooke
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (31.5°), 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 94.7° from Saddle Brooke. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 31.5°.
Using a compass in Saddle Brooke
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Saddle Brooke. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 31.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.