Red Bluff Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Red Bluff, California, United States
Qibla Details for Red Bluff
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Red Bluff?
The Qibla direction from Red Bluff, California, United States is 18.6° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Red Bluff should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Red Bluff from Mecca?
The distance from Red Bluff to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,932 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Red Bluff?
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 Red Bluff, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Red Bluff?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Red Bluff is 18.6° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 97.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 18.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Red Bluff
The Qibla direction from Red Bluff, California, United States is 18.6° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,932 km (8,036 miles) away. Geographically, Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff, this means facing north-northeast (18.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Red Bluff
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (18.6°), 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 97.7° from Red Bluff. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 18.6°.
Using a compass in Red Bluff
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Red Bluff. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 18.6° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.