East Wenatchee Bench Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from East Wenatchee Bench, Washington, United States
Qibla Details for East Wenatchee Bench
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in East Wenatchee Bench?
The Qibla direction from East Wenatchee Bench, Washington, United States is 19.6° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in East Wenatchee Bench should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is East Wenatchee Bench from Mecca?
The distance from East Wenatchee Bench to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,118 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in East Wenatchee Bench?
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 East Wenatchee Bench, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in East Wenatchee Bench?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from East Wenatchee Bench is 19.6° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in East Wenatchee Bench
The Qibla direction from East Wenatchee Bench, Washington, United States is 19.6° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,118 km (7,530 miles) away. Geographically, East Wenatchee Bench 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 East Wenatchee Bench, this means facing north-northeast (19.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in East Wenatchee Bench
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (19.6°), 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 East Wenatchee Bench. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.6°.
Using a compass in East Wenatchee Bench
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in East Wenatchee Bench. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 19.6° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.