McLean Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from McLean, Virginia, United States
Qibla Details for McLean
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in McLean?
The Qibla direction from McLean, Virginia, United States is 56.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in McLean should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is McLean from Mecca?
The distance from McLean to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,653 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in McLean?
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 McLean, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in McLean?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from McLean is 56.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in McLean
The Qibla direction from McLean, Virginia, United States is 56.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,653 km (6,619 miles) away. Geographically, McLean sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 McLean, this means facing east-northeast (56.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in McLean
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.5°), 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 99.9° from McLean. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.5°.
Using a compass in McLean
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in McLean. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.