White Oak Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from White Oak, Ohio, United States
Qibla Details for White Oak
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in White Oak?
The Qibla direction from White Oak, Ohio, United States is 51.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in White Oak should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is White Oak from Mecca?
The distance from White Oak to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,153 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in White Oak?
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 Oak, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in White Oak?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from White Oak is 51.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in White Oak
The Qibla direction from White Oak, Ohio, United States is 51.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,153 km (6,930 miles) away. Geographically, White Oak 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 White Oak, this means facing northeast (51.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in White Oak
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 99.5° from White Oak. 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 White Oak
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 Oak. 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.