San Carlos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Carlos, California, United States
Qibla Details for San Carlos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Carlos?
The Qibla direction from San Carlos, California, United States is 19.1° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Carlos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Carlos from Mecca?
The distance from San Carlos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,214 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Carlos?
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 San Carlos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Carlos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Carlos is 19.1° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 96.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Carlos
The Qibla direction from San Carlos, California, United States is 19.1° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,214 km (8,211 miles) away. Geographically, San Carlos 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 San Carlos, this means facing north-northeast (19.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Carlos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (19.1°), 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 96.5° from San Carlos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.1°.
Using a compass in San Carlos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Carlos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 19.1° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.