Baker City Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Baker City, Oregon, United States
Qibla Details for Baker City
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Baker City?
The Qibla direction from Baker City, Oregon, United States is 22.2° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Baker City should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Baker City from Mecca?
The distance from Baker City to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,327 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Baker City?
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 Baker City, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Baker City?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Baker City is 22.2° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Baker City
The Qibla direction from Baker City, Oregon, United States is 22.2° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,327 km (7,660 miles) away. Geographically, Baker City 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 Baker City, this means facing north-northeast (22.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Baker City
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (22.2°), 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 100.2° from Baker City. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.2°.
Using a compass in Baker City
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Baker City. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 22.2° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.