Fair Grove Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fair Grove, Missouri, United States
Qibla Details for Fair Grove
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fair Grove?
The Qibla direction from Fair Grove, Missouri, United States is 45.2° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fair Grove should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fair Grove from Mecca?
The distance from Fair Grove to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,845 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fair Grove?
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 Fair Grove, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fair Grove?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fair Grove is 45.2° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 97.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fair Grove
The Qibla direction from Fair Grove, Missouri, United States is 45.2° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,845 km (7,360 miles) away. Geographically, Fair Grove 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 Fair Grove, this means facing northeast (45.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fair Grove
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.2°), 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 97.9° from Fair Grove. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.2°.
Using a compass in Fair Grove
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fair Grove. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.2° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.