Soap Lake Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Soap Lake, Washington, United States
Qibla Details for Soap Lake
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Soap Lake?
The Qibla direction from Soap Lake, Washington, United States is 20.3° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Soap Lake should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Soap Lake from Mecca?
The distance from Soap Lake to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,102 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Soap Lake?
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 Soap Lake, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Soap Lake?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Soap Lake is 20.3° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 101.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 20.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Soap Lake
The Qibla direction from Soap Lake, Washington, United States is 20.3° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,102 km (7,520 miles) away. Geographically, Soap Lake 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 Soap Lake, this means facing north-northeast (20.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Soap Lake
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (20.3°), 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 Soap Lake. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 20.3°.
Using a compass in Soap Lake
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Soap Lake. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 20.3° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.