North Salt Lake Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from North Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Qibla Details for North Salt Lake
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in North Salt Lake?
The Qibla direction from North Salt Lake, Utah, United States is 28.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in North Salt Lake should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is North Salt Lake from Mecca?
The distance from North Salt Lake to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,514 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in North Salt Lake?
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 North Salt Lake, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in North Salt Lake?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from North Salt Lake is 28.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in North Salt Lake
The Qibla direction from North Salt Lake, Utah, United States is 28.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,514 km (7,776 miles) away. Geographically, North Salt Lake 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 North Salt Lake, this means facing north-northeast (28.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in North Salt Lake
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (28.5°), 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 98.6° from North Salt Lake. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.5°.
Using a compass in North Salt Lake
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in North Salt Lake. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 28.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.