Shawnee Land Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Shawnee Land, Virginia, United States
Qibla Details for Shawnee Land
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Shawnee Land?
The Qibla direction from Shawnee Land, Virginia, United States is 55.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Shawnee Land should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Shawnee Land from Mecca?
The distance from Shawnee Land to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,721 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Shawnee Land?
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 Shawnee Land, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Shawnee Land?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Shawnee Land is 55.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.7°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Shawnee Land
The Qibla direction from Shawnee Land, Virginia, United States is 55.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,721 km (6,662 miles) away. Geographically, Shawnee Land 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 Shawnee Land, this means facing northeast (55.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Shawnee Land
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (55.7°), 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 Shawnee Land. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.7°.
Using a compass in Shawnee Land
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Shawnee Land. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 55.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.