Fortville Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fortville, Indiana, United States
Qibla Details for Fortville
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fortville?
The Qibla direction from Fortville, Indiana, United States is 50.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fortville should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fortville from Mecca?
The distance from Fortville to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,185 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fortville?
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 Fortville, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fortville?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fortville is 50.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fortville
The Qibla direction from Fortville, Indiana, United States is 50.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,185 km (6,950 miles) away. Geographically, Fortville 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 Fortville, this means facing northeast (50.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fortville
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (50.3°), 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 99.8° from Fortville. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.3°.
Using a compass in Fortville
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fortville. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 50.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.