Cedaredge Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cedaredge, Colorado, United States
Qibla Details for Cedaredge
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cedaredge?
The Qibla direction from Cedaredge, Colorado, United States is 32.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cedaredge should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cedaredge from Mecca?
The distance from Cedaredge to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,528 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cedaredge?
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 Cedaredge, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cedaredge?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cedaredge is 32.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 97.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 32.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Cedaredge
The Qibla direction from Cedaredge, Colorado, United States is 32.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,528 km (7,785 miles) away. Geographically, Cedaredge 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 Cedaredge, this means facing north-northeast (32.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cedaredge
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (32.5°), 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 97.8° from Cedaredge. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 32.5°.
Using a compass in Cedaredge
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cedaredge. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 32.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.