Delhi Hills Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Delhi Hills, Ohio, United States
Qibla Details for Delhi Hills
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Delhi Hills?
The Qibla direction from Delhi Hills, Ohio, United States is 51.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Delhi Hills should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Delhi Hills from Mecca?
The distance from Delhi Hills to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,162 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Delhi Hills?
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 Delhi Hills, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Delhi Hills?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Delhi Hills is 51.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Delhi Hills
The Qibla direction from Delhi Hills, Ohio, United States is 51.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,162 km (6,936 miles) away. Geographically, Delhi Hills 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 Delhi Hills, this means facing northeast (51.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Delhi Hills
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (51.3°), 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 99.4° from Delhi Hills. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.3°.
Using a compass in Delhi Hills
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Delhi Hills. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 51.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.