Gig Harbor Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gig Harbor, Washington, United States
Qibla Details for Gig Harbor
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gig Harbor?
The Qibla direction from Gig Harbor, Washington, United States is 17.4° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gig Harbor should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gig Harbor from Mecca?
The distance from Gig Harbor to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,183 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gig 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 Gig Harbor, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gig Harbor?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gig Harbor is 17.4° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Gig Harbor
The Qibla direction from Gig Harbor, Washington, United States is 17.4° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,183 km (7,570 miles) away. Geographically, Gig 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 Gig Harbor, this means facing north-northeast (17.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gig Harbor
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (17.4°), 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 101.1° from Gig Harbor. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.4°.
Using a compass in Gig 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 Gig 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 17.4° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.