Cedar Rapids Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Qibla Details for Cedar Rapids
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cedar Rapids?
The Qibla direction from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States is 45.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cedar Rapids should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cedar Rapids from Mecca?
The distance from Cedar Rapids to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,392 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cedar Rapids?
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 Cedar Rapids, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cedar Rapids?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cedar Rapids is 45.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cedar Rapids
The Qibla direction from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States is 45.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,392 km (7,079 miles) away. Geographically, Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids, this means facing northeast (45.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cedar Rapids
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.6°), 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 100.5° from Cedar Rapids. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.6°.
Using a compass in Cedar Rapids
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cedar Rapids. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.