Big Pine Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Big Pine, California, United States
Qibla Details for Big Pine
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Big Pine?
The Qibla direction from Big Pine, California, United States is 23.1° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Big Pine should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Big Pine from Mecca?
The distance from Big Pine to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,123 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Big Pine?
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 Big Pine, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Big Pine?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Big Pine is 23.1° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 96.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 23.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Big Pine
The Qibla direction from Big Pine, California, United States is 23.1° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,123 km (8,154 miles) away. Geographically, Big Pine 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 Big Pine, this means facing north-northeast (23.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Big Pine
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (23.1°), 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 96.5° from Big Pine. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 23.1°.
Using a compass in Big Pine
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Big Pine. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 23.1° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.