Park County Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Park County, Wyoming, United States
Qibla Details for Park County
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Park County?
The Qibla direction from Park County, Wyoming, United States is 29.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Park County should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Park County from Mecca?
The distance from Park County to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,065 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Park County?
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 Park County, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Park County?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Park County is 29.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 100.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 29.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Park County
The Qibla direction from Park County, Wyoming, United States is 29.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,065 km (7,497 miles) away. Geographically, Park County 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 Park County, this means facing north-northeast (29.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Park County
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (29.9°), 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 100.6° from Park County. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 29.9°.
Using a compass in Park County
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Park County. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 29.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.