West Hollywood Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from West Hollywood, Florida, United States
Qibla Details for West Hollywood
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in West Hollywood?
The Qibla direction from West Hollywood, Florida, United States is 56.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in West Hollywood should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is West Hollywood from Mecca?
The distance from West Hollywood to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,684 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in West Hollywood?
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 West Hollywood, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in West Hollywood?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from West Hollywood is 56.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in West Hollywood
The Qibla direction from West Hollywood, Florida, United States is 56.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,684 km (7,260 miles) away. Geographically, West Hollywood sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 West Hollywood, this means facing east-northeast (56.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in West Hollywood
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.6°), 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 92.4° from West Hollywood. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.6°.
Using a compass in West Hollywood
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in West Hollywood. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.