Hanna City Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hanna City, Illinois, United States
Qibla Details for Hanna City
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hanna City?
The Qibla direction from Hanna City, Illinois, United States is 47.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hanna City should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hanna City from Mecca?
The distance from Hanna City to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,381 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hanna City?
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 Hanna City, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hanna City?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hanna City is 47.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hanna City
The Qibla direction from Hanna City, Illinois, United States is 47.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,381 km (7,072 miles) away. Geographically, Hanna City 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 Hanna City, this means facing northeast (47.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hanna City
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (47.2°), 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 99.9° from Hanna City. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.2°.
Using a compass in Hanna City
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hanna City. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 47.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.