Hodgenville Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hodgenville, Kentucky, United States
Qibla Details for Hodgenville
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hodgenville?
The Qibla direction from Hodgenville, Kentucky, United States is 50.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hodgenville should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hodgenville from Mecca?
The distance from Hodgenville to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,345 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hodgenville?
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 Hodgenville, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hodgenville?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hodgenville is 50.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hodgenville
The Qibla direction from Hodgenville, Kentucky, United States is 50.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,345 km (7,049 miles) away. Geographically, Hodgenville 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 Hodgenville, this means facing northeast (50.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hodgenville
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (50.7°), 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 98.5° from Hodgenville. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 50.7°.
Using a compass in Hodgenville
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hodgenville. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 50.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.