Stansbury park Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Stansbury park, Utah, United States
Qibla Details for Stansbury park
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Stansbury park?
The Qibla direction from Stansbury park, Utah, United States is 28.2° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Stansbury park should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Stansbury park from Mecca?
The distance from Stansbury park to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,550 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Stansbury 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 Stansbury park, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Stansbury park?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Stansbury park is 28.2° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Stansbury park
The Qibla direction from Stansbury park, Utah, United States is 28.2° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,550 km (7,798 miles) away. Geographically, Stansbury park 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 Stansbury park, this means facing north-northeast (28.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Stansbury park
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (28.2°), 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 98.5° from Stansbury park. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 28.2°.
Using a compass in Stansbury 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 Stansbury 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 28.2° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.