Hollywood Park Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hollywood Park, Texas, United States
Qibla Details for Hollywood Park
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hollywood Park?
The Qibla direction from Hollywood Park, Texas, United States is 43.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hollywood Park should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hollywood Park from Mecca?
The distance from Hollywood Park to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,812 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hollywood Park?
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 Hollywood Park, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hollywood Park?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hollywood Park is 43.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 93.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hollywood Park
The Qibla direction from Hollywood Park, Texas, United States is 43.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,812 km (7,961 miles) away. Geographically, Hollywood Park 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 Hollywood Park, this means facing northeast (43.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hollywood Park
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.1°), 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 93.8° from Hollywood Park. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.1°.
Using a compass in Hollywood Park
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hollywood Park. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.