Sutter Creek Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sutter Creek, California, United States
Qibla Details for Sutter Creek
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sutter Creek?
The Qibla direction from Sutter Creek, California, United States is 20.4° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sutter Creek should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sutter Creek from Mecca?
The distance from Sutter Creek to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,078 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sutter Creek?
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 Sutter Creek, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sutter Creek?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sutter Creek is 20.4° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 97°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 20.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sutter Creek
The Qibla direction from Sutter Creek, California, United States is 20.4° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,078 km (8,126 miles) away. Geographically, Sutter Creek 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 Sutter Creek, this means facing north-northeast (20.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sutter Creek
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (20.4°), 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 Sutter Creek. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 20.4°.
Using a compass in Sutter Creek
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sutter Creek. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 20.4° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.