Black Lick Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Black Lick, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Black Lick
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Black Lick?
The Qibla direction from Black Lick, Pennsylvania, United States is 55° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Black Lick should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Black Lick from Mecca?
The distance from Black Lick to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,699 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Black Lick?
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 Black Lick, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Black Lick?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Black Lick is 55° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 55°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Black Lick
The Qibla direction from Black Lick, Pennsylvania, United States is 55° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,699 km (6,648 miles) away. Geographically, Black Lick sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Black Lick, this means facing northeast (55°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Black Lick
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (55°), 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 100.7° from Black Lick. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 55°.
Using a compass in Black Lick
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Black Lick. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 55° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.