Ola Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ola, Arkansas, United States
Qibla Details for Ola
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ola?
The Qibla direction from Ola, Arkansas, United States is 45.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ola should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ola from Mecca?
The distance from Ola to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,034 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ola?
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 Ola, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ola?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ola is 45.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 96.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ola
The Qibla direction from Ola, Arkansas, United States is 45.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,034 km (7,478 miles) away. Geographically, Ola sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Ola, this means facing northeast (45.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ola
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.7°), 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 96.6° from Ola. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.7°.
Using a compass in Ola
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ola. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.