Lincoln City Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lincoln City, Oregon, United States
Qibla Details for Lincoln City
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lincoln City?
The Qibla direction from Lincoln City, Oregon, United States is 16.2° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lincoln City should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lincoln City from Mecca?
The distance from Lincoln City to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,468 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lincoln 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 Lincoln City, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lincoln City?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lincoln City is 16.2° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lincoln City
The Qibla direction from Lincoln City, Oregon, United States is 16.2° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,468 km (7,747 miles) away. Geographically, Lincoln 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 Lincoln City, this means facing north-northeast (16.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lincoln City
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (16.2°), 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 Lincoln City. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.2°.
Using a compass in Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 16.2° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.