Lone Star Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lone Star, Texas, United States
Qibla Details for Lone Star
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lone Star?
The Qibla direction from Lone Star, Texas, United States is 45.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lone Star should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lone Star from Mecca?
The distance from Lone Star to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,294 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lone Star?
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 Lone Star, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lone Star?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lone Star is 45.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 95.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lone Star
The Qibla direction from Lone Star, Texas, United States is 45.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,294 km (7,639 miles) away. Geographically, Lone Star 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 Lone Star, this means facing northeast (45.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lone Star
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.1°), 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 95.5° from Lone Star. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.1°.
Using a compass in Lone Star
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lone Star. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.