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Qibla Direction from Los Angeles, United States
From Los Angeles, the qibla bears 24° (NE) from true north, and the Kaaba lies about 13,424 km (8,341 miles) away.
Qibla compass for Los Angeles
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Distance to the Kaaba: 13,424 km / 8,341 miles
How this direction is calculated
The 24° bearing is the great-circle heading from Los Angeles (34.0522, -118.2437) to the Kaaba, measured clockwise from true north. A magnetic compass does not point to true north — the error, called magnetic declination, changes by place and by year. The live tool corrects for it.
Nearest mosques
- Islamic Center of Southern California — 4.7 km
- Masjid Bilal — 4.7 km
- Masjid Omar ibn Al-Khattab — 5.8 km
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Frequently asked questions
What is the qibla direction from Los Angeles?
From Los Angeles: 24° (NE) from true north, about 13,424 km (8,341 miles) to the Kaaba.
Is that from true north or magnetic north?
True north. A compass needle points to magnetic north — the gap is called declination and shifts by place and year.
Does facing NE point me at the qibla here?
Not quite — the exact bearing is 24°, 21° counter-clockwise of due NE.
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