Lake Station Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lake Station, Indiana, United States
Qibla Details for Lake Station
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lake Station?
The Qibla direction from Lake Station, Indiana, United States is 49° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lake Station should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lake Station from Mecca?
The distance from Lake Station to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,156 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lake Station?
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 Lake Station, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lake Station?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lake Station is 49° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 49°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lake Station
The Qibla direction from Lake Station, Indiana, United States is 49° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,156 km (6,932 miles) away. Geographically, Lake Station 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 Lake Station, this means facing northeast (49°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lake Station
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (49°), 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 100.6° from Lake Station. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 49°.
Using a compass in Lake Station
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lake Station. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 49° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.