Forest Grove Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Forest Grove, Oregon, United States
Qibla Details for Forest Grove
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Forest Grove?
The Qibla direction from Forest Grove, Oregon, United States is 17° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Forest Grove should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Forest Grove from Mecca?
The distance from Forest Grove to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,388 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Forest Grove?
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 Forest Grove, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Forest Grove?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Forest Grove is 17° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 17°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Forest Grove
The Qibla direction from Forest Grove, Oregon, United States is 17° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,388 km (7,698 miles) away. Geographically, Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove, this means facing north-northeast (17°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Forest Grove
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (17°), 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 Forest Grove. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 17°.
Using a compass in Forest Grove
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Forest Grove. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 17° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.