Nutter Fort Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nutter Fort, West Virginia, United States
Qibla Details for Nutter Fort
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nutter Fort?
The Qibla direction from Nutter Fort, West Virginia, United States is 54.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nutter Fort should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nutter Fort from Mecca?
The distance from Nutter Fort to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,855 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nutter Fort?
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 Nutter Fort, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nutter Fort?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nutter Fort is 54.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 99.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 54.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nutter Fort
The Qibla direction from Nutter Fort, West Virginia, United States is 54.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,855 km (6,745 miles) away. Geographically, Nutter Fort sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Nutter Fort, this means facing northeast (54.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nutter Fort
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (54.3°), 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 99.8° from Nutter Fort. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 54.3°.
Using a compass in Nutter Fort
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nutter Fort. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 54.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.