Sigourney Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sigourney, Iowa, United States
Qibla Details for Sigourney
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sigourney?
The Qibla direction from Sigourney, Iowa, United States is 45.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sigourney should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sigourney from Mecca?
The distance from Sigourney to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,478 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sigourney?
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 Sigourney, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sigourney?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sigourney is 45.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sigourney
The Qibla direction from Sigourney, Iowa, United States is 45.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,478 km (7,132 miles) away. Geographically, Sigourney 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 Sigourney, this means facing northeast (45.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sigourney
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.2°), 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 100.1° from Sigourney. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.2°.
Using a compass in Sigourney
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sigourney. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.