Ford City Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ford City, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Ford City
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ford City?
The Qibla direction from Ford City, Pennsylvania, United States is 54.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ford City should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ford City from Mecca?
The distance from Ford City to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,703 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ford 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 Ford City, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ford City?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ford City is 54.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 54.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ford City
The Qibla direction from Ford City, Pennsylvania, United States is 54.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,703 km (6,651 miles) away. Geographically, Ford City 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 Ford City, this means facing northeast (54.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ford City
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (54.7°), 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 100.8° from Ford City. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 54.7°.
Using a compass in Ford 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 Ford 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 54.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.