Dodge City Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Dodge City, Kansas, United States
Qibla Details for Dodge City
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dodge City?
The Qibla direction from Dodge City, Kansas, United States is 39.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dodge City should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Dodge City from Mecca?
The distance from Dodge City to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,224 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Dodge 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 Dodge City, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dodge City?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dodge City is 39.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 97.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 39.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Dodge City
The Qibla direction from Dodge City, Kansas, United States is 39.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,224 km (7,596 miles) away. Geographically, Dodge City sits to the north-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 Dodge City, this means facing northeast (39.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dodge City
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (39.6°), 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 97.7° from Dodge City. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 39.6°.
Using a compass in Dodge 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 Dodge 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 39.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.