Gold Beach Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gold Beach, Oregon, United States
Qibla Details for Gold Beach
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gold Beach?
The Qibla direction from Gold Beach, Oregon, United States is 16.1° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gold Beach should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gold Beach from Mecca?
The distance from Gold Beach to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,750 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gold Beach?
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 Gold Beach, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gold Beach?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gold Beach is 16.1° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Gold Beach
The Qibla direction from Gold Beach, Oregon, United States is 16.1° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,750 km (7,922 miles) away. Geographically, Gold Beach 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 Gold Beach, this means facing north-northeast (16.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gold Beach
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (16.1°), 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 98.6° from Gold Beach. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.1°.
Using a compass in Gold Beach
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Gold Beach. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 16.1° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.