Port Orford Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Port Orford, Oregon, United States
Qibla Details for Port Orford
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Port Orford?
The Qibla direction from Port Orford, Oregon, United States is 16° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Port Orford should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Port Orford from Mecca?
The distance from Port Orford to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,715 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Port Orford?
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 Port Orford, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Port Orford?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Port Orford is 16° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 16°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Port Orford
The Qibla direction from Port Orford, Oregon, United States is 16° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,715 km (7,901 miles) away. Geographically, Port Orford 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 Port Orford, this means facing north-northeast (16°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Port Orford
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (16°), 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 98.8° from Port Orford. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 16°.
Using a compass in Port Orford
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Port Orford. 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° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.