Pine Grove Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pine Grove, California, United States
Qibla Details for Pine Grove
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pine Grove?
The Qibla direction from Pine Grove, California, United States is 20.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pine Grove should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pine Grove from Mecca?
The distance from Pine Grove to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,072 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pine Grove?
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 Pine Grove, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pine Grove?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pine Grove is 20.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 97°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 20.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pine Grove
The Qibla direction from Pine Grove, California, United States is 20.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,072 km (8,123 miles) away. Geographically, Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove, this means facing north-northeast (20.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pine Grove
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (20.5°), 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° from Pine Grove. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 20.5°.
Using a compass in Pine Grove
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pine Grove. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 20.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.