Homer City Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Homer City, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Homer City
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Homer City?
The Qibla direction from Homer City, Pennsylvania, United States is 55° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Homer City should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Homer City from Mecca?
The distance from Homer City to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,692 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Homer 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 Homer City, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Homer City?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Homer City 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 Homer City
The Qibla direction from Homer City, Pennsylvania, United States is 55° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,692 km (6,644 miles) away. Geographically, Homer 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 Homer City, this means facing northeast (55°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Homer City
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 Homer City. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 55°.
Using a compass in Homer 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 Homer 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 55° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.