Nevada City Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nevada City, California, United States
Qibla Details for Nevada City
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nevada City?
The Qibla direction from Nevada City, California, United States is 20° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nevada City should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nevada City from Mecca?
The distance from Nevada City to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,994 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nevada City?
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 Nevada City, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nevada City?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nevada City is 20° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 97.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 20°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nevada City
The Qibla direction from Nevada City, California, United States is 20° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,994 km (8,074 miles) away. Geographically, Nevada City 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 Nevada City, this means facing north-northeast (20°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nevada City
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (20°), 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 97.4° from Nevada City. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 20°.
Using a compass in Nevada City
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nevada City. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 20° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.