Oildale Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Oildale, California, United States
Qibla Details for Oildale
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Oildale?
The Qibla direction from Oildale, California, United States is 22.8° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Oildale should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Oildale from Mecca?
The distance from Oildale to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,328 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Oildale?
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 Oildale, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Oildale?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Oildale is 22.8° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Oildale
The Qibla direction from Oildale, California, United States is 22.8° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,328 km (8,282 miles) away. Geographically, Oildale 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 Oildale, this means facing north-northeast (22.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Oildale
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (22.8°), 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 95.7° from Oildale. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.8°.
Using a compass in Oildale
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Oildale. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 22.8° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.