Nez Perce County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States
Qibla Details for Nez Perce County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nez Perce County?
The Qibla direction from Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States is 23° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nez Perce County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nez Perce County from Mecca?
The distance from Nez Perce County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,135 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nez Perce County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nez Perce County is 23° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 23°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nez Perce County
The Qibla direction from Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States is 23° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,135 km (7,540 miles) away. Geographically, Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County, this means facing north-northeast (23°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nez Perce County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (23°), 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 101° from Nez Perce County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 23°.
Using a compass in Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce 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 23° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.