California Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from California, Maryland, United States
Qibla Details for California
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in California?
The Qibla direction from California, Maryland, United States is 57° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in California should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is California from Mecca?
The distance from California to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,643 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in California?
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 California, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in California?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from California is 57° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in California
The Qibla direction from California, Maryland, United States is 57° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,643 km (6,613 miles) away. Geographically, California sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 California, this means facing east-northeast (57°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in California
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57°), 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 99.6° from California. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57°.
Using a compass in California
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in California. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 57° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.