Qibla direction from
Washington, DC
From central Washington, DC, Qibla is 57° from true north. Verify it with the live compass or compare the gold map bearing with a nearby street or landmark.
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The gold ray shows the initial Qibla bearing from your selected location on this north-up map. Compare it with a nearby street, wall or landmark.
Open selected location in OpenStreetMapFace 57° north-east
From the representative centre of Washington, DC, face 57 degrees clockwise from true north. On a compass, that is 33° anticlockwise from east. Your exact address may shift the angle slightly, so use the live location finder above when precision matters.
- Qibla bearing
- 56.6°
- Compass direction
- north-east
- Distance to Kaaba
- 10,633 km
- City coordinates
- 38.9072° N, 77.0369° W
Set the direction in Washington, DC
The 57° result is an initial great-circle bearing: the shortest surface direction from Washington, DC to the Kaaba. It is measured from true north, not magnetic north.
For a stable practical reference, compare the gold bearing shown on the north-up local map with a street, wall or distant landmark. If a phone compass disagrees, move away from metal and electronics, recalibrate it and check again.
Learn about true and magnetic north or check what affects Qibla accuracy.
Washington, DC Qibla questions
What is the Qibla direction from Washington, DC?
It is 57° clockwise from true north from the representative city-centre coordinates, broadly north-east.
How far is Washington, DC from the Kaaba?
The great-circle distance is approximately 10,633 km. This is a surface distance between coordinates, not a road or flight distance.
Why might my exact bearing be slightly different?
Washington, DC covers an area rather than a single point. Use your current location or address in the finder to calculate from your precise coordinates.