North Hills Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from North Hills, California, United States
Qibla Details for North Hills
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in North Hills?
The Qibla direction from North Hills, California, United States is 23.6° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in North Hills should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is North Hills from Mecca?
The distance from North Hills to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,430 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in North Hills?
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 Hills, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in North Hills?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from North Hills is 23.6° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 23.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in North Hills
The Qibla direction from North Hills, California, United States is 23.6° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,430 km (8,345 miles) away. Geographically, North Hills 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 Hills, this means facing north-northeast (23.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in North Hills
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (23.6°), 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 95.2° from North Hills. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 23.6°.
Using a compass in North Hills
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 Hills. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 23.6° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.