Mukilteo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mukilteo, Washington, United States
Qibla Details for Mukilteo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mukilteo?
The Qibla direction from Mukilteo, Washington, United States is 17.6° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mukilteo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mukilteo from Mecca?
The distance from Mukilteo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,112 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mukilteo?
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 Mukilteo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mukilteo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mukilteo 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 Mukilteo
The Qibla direction from Mukilteo, Washington, United States is 17.6° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,112 km (7,526 miles) away. Geographically, Mukilteo 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 Mukilteo, this means facing north-northeast (17.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mukilteo
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 Mukilteo. 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 Mukilteo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mukilteo. 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.