Fern Prairie Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fern Prairie, Washington, United States
Qibla Details for Fern Prairie
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fern Prairie?
The Qibla direction from Fern Prairie, Washington, United States is 17.7° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fern Prairie should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fern Prairie from Mecca?
The distance from Fern Prairie to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,359 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fern Prairie?
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 Fern Prairie, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fern Prairie?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fern Prairie is 17.7° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fern Prairie
The Qibla direction from Fern Prairie, Washington, United States is 17.7° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,359 km (7,680 miles) away. Geographically, Fern Prairie 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 Fern Prairie, this means facing north-northeast (17.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fern Prairie
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (17.7°), 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 100.3° from Fern Prairie. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.7°.
Using a compass in Fern Prairie
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fern Prairie. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 17.7° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.