Clatsop County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Clatsop County, Oregon, United States
Qibla Details for Clatsop County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Clatsop County?
The Qibla direction from Clatsop County, Oregon, United States is 16.4° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Clatsop County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Clatsop County from Mecca?
The distance from Clatsop County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,348 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Clatsop 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 Clatsop County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Clatsop County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Clatsop County is 16.4° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Clatsop County
The Qibla direction from Clatsop County, Oregon, United States is 16.4° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,348 km (7,673 miles) away. Geographically, Clatsop 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 Clatsop County, this means facing north-northeast (16.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Clatsop County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (16.4°), 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 100.4° from Clatsop County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.4°.
Using a compass in Clatsop 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 Clatsop 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 16.4° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.