Mamou Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mamou, Louisiana, United States
Qibla Details for Mamou
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mamou?
The Qibla direction from Mamou, Louisiana, United States is 47.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mamou should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mamou from Mecca?
The distance from Mamou to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,316 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mamou?
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 Mamou, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mamou?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mamou is 47.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mamou
The Qibla direction from Mamou, Louisiana, United States is 47.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,316 km (7,653 miles) away. Geographically, Mamou 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 Mamou, this means facing northeast (47.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mamou
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (47.4°), 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 94.4° from Mamou. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.4°.
Using a compass in Mamou
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mamou. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 47.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.