North El Monte Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from North El Monte, California, United States
Qibla Details for North El Monte
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in North El Monte?
The Qibla direction from North El Monte, California, United States is 24.1° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in North El Monte should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is North El Monte from Mecca?
The distance from North El Monte to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,426 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in North El Monte?
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 North El Monte, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in North El Monte?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from North El Monte is 24.1° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 24.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in North El Monte
The Qibla direction from North El Monte, California, United States is 24.1° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,426 km (8,343 miles) away. Geographically, North El Monte 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 North El Monte, this means facing north-northeast (24.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in North El Monte
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (24.1°), 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 95.2° from North El Monte. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 24.1°.
Using a compass in North El Monte
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in North El Monte. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 24.1° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.