Friday Harbor Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Friday Harbor, Washington, United States
Qibla Details for Friday Harbor
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Friday Harbor?
The Qibla direction from Friday Harbor, Washington, United States is 16.8° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Friday Harbor should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Friday Harbor from Mecca?
The distance from Friday Harbor to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,065 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Friday Harbor?
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 Friday Harbor, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Friday Harbor?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Friday Harbor is 16.8° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Friday Harbor
The Qibla direction from Friday Harbor, Washington, United States is 16.8° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,065 km (7,497 miles) away. Geographically, Friday Harbor 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 Friday Harbor, this means facing north-northeast (16.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Friday Harbor
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (16.8°), 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 101.7° from Friday Harbor. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.8°.
Using a compass in Friday Harbor
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Friday Harbor. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 16.8° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.