Oak View Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Oak View, California, United States
Qibla Details for Oak View
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Oak View?
The Qibla direction from Oak View, California, United States is 22.7° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Oak View should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Oak View from Mecca?
The distance from Oak View to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,442 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Oak View?
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 Oak View, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Oak View?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Oak View is 22.7° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Oak View
The Qibla direction from Oak View, California, United States is 22.7° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,442 km (8,352 miles) away. Geographically, Oak View 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 Oak View, this means facing north-northeast (22.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Oak View
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (22.7°), 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 95.3° from Oak View. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.7°.
Using a compass in Oak View
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Oak View. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 22.7° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.