College Station Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from College Station, Texas, United States
Qibla Details for College Station
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in College Station?
The Qibla direction from College Station, Texas, United States is 44.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in College Station should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is College Station from Mecca?
The distance from College Station to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,586 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in College Station?
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 College Station, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in College Station?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from College Station is 44.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in College Station
The Qibla direction from College Station, Texas, United States is 44.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,586 km (7,821 miles) away. Geographically, College Station 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 College Station, this means facing northeast (44.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in College Station
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (44.5°), 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 94.3° from College Station. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.5°.
Using a compass in College Station
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in College Station. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 44.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.