Four Corners Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Four Corners, Oregon, United States
Qibla Details for Four Corners
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Four Corners?
The Qibla direction from Four Corners, Oregon, United States is 17.2° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Four Corners should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Four Corners from Mecca?
The distance from Four Corners to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,448 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Four Corners?
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 Four Corners, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Four Corners?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Four Corners is 17.2° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Four Corners
The Qibla direction from Four Corners, Oregon, United States is 17.2° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,448 km (7,735 miles) away. Geographically, Four Corners 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 Four Corners, this means facing north-northeast (17.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Four Corners
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (17.2°), 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 99.9° from Four Corners. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.2°.
Using a compass in Four Corners
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Four Corners. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 17.2° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.