White Pine County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from White Pine County, Nevada, United States
Qibla Details for White Pine County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in White Pine County?
The Qibla direction from White Pine County, Nevada, United States is 25.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in White Pine County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is White Pine County from Mecca?
The distance from White Pine County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,770 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in White Pine 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 White Pine County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in White Pine County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from White Pine County is 25.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 97.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 25.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in White Pine County
The Qibla direction from White Pine County, Nevada, United States is 25.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,770 km (7,935 miles) away. Geographically, White Pine 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 White Pine County, this means facing north-northeast (25.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in White Pine County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (25.9°), 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 97.7° from White Pine County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 25.9°.
Using a compass in White Pine 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 White Pine 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 25.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.