Bostonia Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bostonia, California, United States
Qibla Details for Bostonia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bostonia?
The Qibla direction from Bostonia, California, United States is 25.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bostonia should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bostonia from Mecca?
The distance from Bostonia to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,515 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bostonia?
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 Bostonia, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bostonia?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bostonia is 25.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 25.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bostonia
The Qibla direction from Bostonia, California, United States is 25.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,515 km (8,398 miles) away. Geographically, Bostonia 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 Bostonia, this means facing north-northeast (25.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bostonia
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (25.5°), 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 Bostonia. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 25.5°.
Using a compass in Bostonia
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bostonia. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 25.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.