Ames Lake Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ames Lake, Washington, United States
Qibla Details for Ames Lake
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ames Lake?
The Qibla direction from Ames Lake, Washington, United States is 17.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ames Lake should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ames Lake from Mecca?
The distance from Ames Lake to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,137 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ames 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 Ames Lake, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ames Lake?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ames Lake is 17.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ames Lake
The Qibla direction from Ames Lake, Washington, United States is 17.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,137 km (7,542 miles) away. Geographically, Ames 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 Ames Lake, this means facing north-northeast (17.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ames Lake
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (17.9°), 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 101.3° from Ames Lake. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.9°.
Using a compass in Ames 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 Ames 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 17.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.