Fergus County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fergus County, Montana, United States
Qibla Details for Fergus County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fergus County?
The Qibla direction from Fergus County, Montana, United States is 29.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fergus County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fergus County from Mecca?
The distance from Fergus County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,786 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fergus County?
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 Fergus County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fergus County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fergus County is 29.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 29.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fergus County
The Qibla direction from Fergus County, Montana, United States is 29.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,786 km (7,323 miles) away. Geographically, Fergus County sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Fergus County, this means facing north-northeast (29.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fergus County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (29.9°), 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 Fergus County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 29.9°.
Using a compass in Fergus County
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fergus County. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 29.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.