Wasco Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Wasco, California, United States
Qibla Details for Wasco
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Wasco?
The Qibla direction from Wasco, California, United States is 22.4° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Wasco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Wasco from Mecca?
The distance from Wasco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,321 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Wasco?
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 Wasco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Wasco?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Wasco is 22.4° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Wasco
The Qibla direction from Wasco, California, United States is 22.4° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,321 km (8,277 miles) away. Geographically, Wasco 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 Wasco, this means facing north-northeast (22.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Wasco
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (22.4°), 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 95.8° from Wasco. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.4°.
Using a compass in Wasco
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Wasco. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 22.4° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.