Pequot Lakes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, United States
Qibla Details for Pequot Lakes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pequot Lakes?
The Qibla direction from Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, United States is 42.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pequot Lakes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pequot Lakes from Mecca?
The distance from Pequot Lakes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,173 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pequot Lakes?
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 Pequot Lakes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pequot Lakes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pequot Lakes is 42.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 103°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pequot Lakes
The Qibla direction from Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, United States is 42.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,173 km (6,943 miles) away. Geographically, Pequot Lakes 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 Pequot Lakes, this means facing northeast (42.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pequot Lakes
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (42.8°), 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° from Pequot Lakes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.8°.
Using a compass in Pequot Lakes
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pequot Lakes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 42.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.