Elverta Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Elverta, California, United States
Qibla Details for Elverta
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Elverta?
The Qibla direction from Elverta, California, United States is 19.6° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Elverta should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Elverta from Mecca?
The distance from Elverta to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,064 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Elverta?
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 Elverta, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Elverta?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Elverta is 19.6° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 97.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Elverta
The Qibla direction from Elverta, California, United States is 19.6° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,064 km (8,118 miles) away. Geographically, Elverta 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 Elverta, this means facing north-northeast (19.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Elverta
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (19.6°), 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 97.1° from Elverta. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.6°.
Using a compass in Elverta
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Elverta. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 19.6° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.