Upper Saint Clair Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania, United States
Qibla Details for Upper Saint Clair
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Upper Saint Clair?
The Qibla direction from Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania, United States is 54.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Upper Saint Clair should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Upper Saint Clair from Mecca?
The distance from Upper Saint Clair to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,769 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Upper Saint Clair?
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 Upper Saint Clair, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Upper Saint Clair?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Upper Saint Clair is 54.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 54.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Upper Saint Clair
The Qibla direction from Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania, United States is 54.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,769 km (6,692 miles) away. Geographically, Upper Saint Clair 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 Upper Saint Clair, this means facing northeast (54.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Upper Saint Clair
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (54.3°), 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 100.5° from Upper Saint Clair. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 54.3°.
Using a compass in Upper Saint Clair
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Upper Saint Clair. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 54.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.