Ada Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ada, Minnesota, United States
Qibla Details for Ada
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ada?
The Qibla direction from Ada, Minnesota, United States is 40.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ada should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ada from Mecca?
The distance from Ada to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,227 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ada?
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 Ada, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ada?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ada is 40.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 103.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ada
The Qibla direction from Ada, Minnesota, United States is 40.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,227 km (6,976 miles) away. Geographically, Ada 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 Ada, this means facing northeast (40.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ada
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (40.9°), 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 103.2° from Ada. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.9°.
Using a compass in Ada
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ada. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 40.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.