Roseville Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Roseville, Minnesota, United States
Qibla Details for Roseville
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Roseville?
The Qibla direction from Roseville, Minnesota, United States is 43.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Roseville should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Roseville from Mecca?
The distance from Roseville to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,241 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Roseville?
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 Roseville, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Roseville?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Roseville is 43.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Roseville
The Qibla direction from Roseville, Minnesota, United States is 43.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,241 km (6,985 miles) away. Geographically, Roseville 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 Roseville, this means facing northeast (43.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Roseville
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.9°), 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 102.1° from Roseville. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.9°.
Using a compass in Roseville
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Roseville. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.