Philadelphia County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Philadelphia County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Philadelphia County?
The Qibla direction from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Philadelphia County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Philadelphia County from Mecca?
The distance from Philadelphia County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,441 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Philadelphia County?
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 Philadelphia County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Philadelphia County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Philadelphia County is 57.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Philadelphia County
The Qibla direction from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States is 57.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,441 km (6,488 miles) away. Geographically, Philadelphia County sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Philadelphia County, this means facing east-northeast (57.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Philadelphia County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57.8°), 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 Philadelphia County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.8°.
Using a compass in Philadelphia County
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Philadelphia County. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 57.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.