Brush Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Brush, Colorado, United States

Qibla: 36° NE
Distance: 12,195 km
Coords: 40.26°, -103.62°
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Qibla Details for Brush

Qibla Angle36° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing98.8°
Distance to Kaaba12,195 km / 7,578 mi
RegionColorado
Latitude40.2589°
Longitude-103.6238°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Brush?

The Qibla direction from Brush, Colorado, United States is 36° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Brush should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Brush from Mecca?

The distance from Brush to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,195 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Brush?

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 Brush, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Brush?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Brush is 36° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 36°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Brush

The Qibla direction from Brush, Colorado, United States is 36° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,195 km (7,578 miles) away. Geographically, Brush sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Brush, this means facing northeast (36°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Brush

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (36°), 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 98.8° from Brush. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 36°.

Using a compass in Brush

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Brush. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 36° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.