Shoshone County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
Qibla Details for Shoshone County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Shoshone County?
The Qibla direction from Shoshone County, Idaho, United States is 23.7° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Shoshone County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Shoshone County from Mecca?
The distance from Shoshone County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,004 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Shoshone 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 Shoshone County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Shoshone County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Shoshone County is 23.7° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 23.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Shoshone County
The Qibla direction from Shoshone County, Idaho, United States is 23.7° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,004 km (7,459 miles) away. Geographically, Shoshone 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 Shoshone County, this means facing north-northeast (23.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Shoshone County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (23.7°), 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 101.6° from Shoshone County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 23.7°.
Using a compass in Shoshone 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 Shoshone 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 23.7° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.