McCleary Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from McCleary, Washington, United States
Qibla Details for McCleary
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in McCleary?
The Qibla direction from McCleary, Washington, United States is 16.7° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in McCleary should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is McCleary from Mecca?
The distance from McCleary to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,228 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in McCleary?
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 McCleary, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in McCleary?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from McCleary is 16.7° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in McCleary
The Qibla direction from McCleary, Washington, United States is 16.7° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,228 km (7,598 miles) away. Geographically, McCleary 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 McCleary, this means facing north-northeast (16.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in McCleary
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (16.7°), 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 100.9° from McCleary. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.7°.
Using a compass in McCleary
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in McCleary. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 16.7° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.