Bertsch-Oceanview Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bertsch-Oceanview, California, United States
Qibla Details for Bertsch-Oceanview
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bertsch-Oceanview?
The Qibla direction from Bertsch-Oceanview, California, United States is 16.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bertsch-Oceanview should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bertsch-Oceanview from Mecca?
The distance from Bertsch-Oceanview to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,814 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bertsch-Oceanview?
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 Bertsch-Oceanview, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bertsch-Oceanview?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bertsch-Oceanview is 16.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bertsch-Oceanview
The Qibla direction from Bertsch-Oceanview, California, United States is 16.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,814 km (7,962 miles) away. Geographically, Bertsch-Oceanview 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 Bertsch-Oceanview, this means facing north-northeast (16.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bertsch-Oceanview
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (16.5°), 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 98.4° from Bertsch-Oceanview. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.5°.
Using a compass in Bertsch-Oceanview
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bertsch-Oceanview. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 16.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.