Lake Stickney Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lake Stickney, Washington, United States
Qibla Details for Lake Stickney
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lake Stickney?
The Qibla direction from Lake Stickney, Washington, United States is 17.6° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lake Stickney should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lake Stickney from Mecca?
The distance from Lake Stickney 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 Lake Stickney?
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 Lake Stickney, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lake Stickney?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lake Stickney is 17.6° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lake Stickney
The Qibla direction from Lake Stickney, Washington, United States is 17.6° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,118 km (7,530 miles) away. Geographically, Lake Stickney 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 Lake Stickney, this means facing north-northeast (17.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lake Stickney
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (17.6°), 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 101.4° from Lake Stickney. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.6°.
Using a compass in Lake Stickney
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lake Stickney. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 17.6° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.