Carter County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Carter County, Tennessee, United States
Qibla Details for Carter County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Carter County?
The Qibla direction from Carter County, Tennessee, United States is 53.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Carter County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Carter County from Mecca?
The distance from Carter County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,179 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Carter 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 Carter County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Carter County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Carter County is 53.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 53.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Carter County
The Qibla direction from Carter County, Tennessee, United States is 53.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,179 km (6,946 miles) away. Geographically, Carter County 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 Carter County, this means facing northeast (53.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Carter County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (53.4°), 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 98° from Carter County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 53.4°.
Using a compass in Carter 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 Carter 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 53.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.