La Monte Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from La Monte, Missouri, United States
Qibla Details for La Monte
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in La Monte?
The Qibla direction from La Monte, Missouri, United States is 44.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Monte should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is La Monte from Mecca?
The distance from La Monte to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,753 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in La Monte?
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 La Monte, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Monte?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Monte is 44.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in La Monte
The Qibla direction from La Monte, Missouri, United States is 44.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,753 km (7,303 miles) away. Geographically, La Monte 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 La Monte, this means facing northeast (44.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Monte
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (44.7°), 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 98.6° from La Monte. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.7°.
Using a compass in La Monte
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in La Monte. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 44.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.