Clearfield Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Clearfield, Utah, United States
Qibla Details for Clearfield
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Clearfield?
The Qibla direction from Clearfield, Utah, United States is 28.3° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Clearfield should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Clearfield from Mecca?
The distance from Clearfield to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,493 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Clearfield?
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 Clearfield, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Clearfield?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Clearfield is 28.3° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Clearfield
The Qibla direction from Clearfield, Utah, United States is 28.3° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,493 km (7,763 miles) away. Geographically, Clearfield sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Clearfield, this means facing north-northeast (28.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Clearfield
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (28.3°), 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 98.7° from Clearfield. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.3°.
Using a compass in Clearfield
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Clearfield. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 28.3° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.