Fort Benton Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fort Benton, Montana, United States
Qibla Details for Fort Benton
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fort Benton?
The Qibla direction from Fort Benton, Montana, United States is 28.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fort Benton should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fort Benton from Mecca?
The distance from Fort Benton to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,785 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fort Benton?
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 Fort Benton, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fort Benton?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fort Benton is 28.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fort Benton
The Qibla direction from Fort Benton, Montana, United States is 28.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,785 km (7,323 miles) away. Geographically, Fort Benton 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 Fort Benton, this means facing north-northeast (28.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fort Benton
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (28.5°), 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 102.2° from Fort Benton. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.5°.
Using a compass in Fort Benton
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fort Benton. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 28.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.