Fort Irwin Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fort Irwin, California, United States
Qibla Details for Fort Irwin
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fort Irwin?
The Qibla direction from Fort Irwin, California, United States is 25.1° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fort Irwin should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fort Irwin from Mecca?
The distance from Fort Irwin to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,258 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fort Irwin?
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 Fort Irwin, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fort Irwin?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fort Irwin is 25.1° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 25.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fort Irwin
The Qibla direction from Fort Irwin, California, United States is 25.1° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,258 km (8,238 miles) away. Geographically, Fort Irwin 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 Fort Irwin, this means facing north-northeast (25.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fort Irwin
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (25.1°), 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 95.8° from Fort Irwin. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 25.1°.
Using a compass in Fort Irwin
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fort Irwin. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 25.1° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.