Fox Lake Hills Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fox Lake Hills, Illinois, United States
Qibla Details for Fox Lake Hills
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fox Lake Hills?
The Qibla direction from Fox Lake Hills, Illinois, United States is 48.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fox Lake Hills should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fox Lake Hills from Mecca?
The distance from Fox Lake Hills to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,150 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fox Lake Hills?
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 Fox Lake Hills, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fox Lake Hills?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fox Lake Hills is 48.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fox Lake Hills
The Qibla direction from Fox Lake Hills, Illinois, United States is 48.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,150 km (6,928 miles) away. Geographically, Fox Lake Hills sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Fox Lake Hills, this means facing northeast (48.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fox Lake Hills
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (48.2°), 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 Fox Lake Hills. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.2°.
Using a compass in Fox Lake Hills
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fox Lake Hills. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 48.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.