Clark Mills Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Clark Mills, New York, United States
Qibla Details for Clark Mills
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Clark Mills?
The Qibla direction from Clark Mills, New York, United States is 57.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Clark Mills should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Clark Mills from Mecca?
The distance from Clark Mills to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,274 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Clark Mills?
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 Clark Mills, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Clark Mills?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Clark Mills is 57.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 102.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Clark Mills
The Qibla direction from Clark Mills, New York, United States is 57.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,274 km (6,384 miles) away. Geographically, Clark Mills sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Clark Mills, this means facing east-northeast (57.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Clark Mills
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57.5°), 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 102.7° from Clark Mills. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.5°.
Using a compass in Clark Mills
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Clark Mills. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 57.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.