Bonner County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bonner County, Idaho, United States
Qibla Details for Bonner County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bonner County?
The Qibla direction from Bonner County, Idaho, United States is 22.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bonner County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bonner County from Mecca?
The distance from Bonner County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,928 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bonner County?
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 Bonner County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bonner County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bonner County is 22.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bonner County
The Qibla direction from Bonner County, Idaho, United States is 22.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,928 km (7,412 miles) away. Geographically, Bonner County 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 Bonner County, this means facing north-northeast (22.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bonner County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (22.9°), 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 102° from Bonner County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.9°.
Using a compass in Bonner County
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bonner County. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 22.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.