Qibla Direction from Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles, LA · 76,070 people · 30.213°, -93.204° · America/Chicago
47°
NE from true north · 12,389 km to the Kaaba
To pray from Lake Charles, LA, face 47° — that is NE of true north. This is the shortest (great-circle) direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, calculated from Lake Charles’s coordinates (30.213°, -93.204°).
Note a magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which differs from true north by the local declination — the NURA app corrects for this automatically.
Frequently asked
Which direction is the Qibla in Lake Charles, LA?
47° from true north (NE) — the great-circle direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, 12,389 km away.
How do I find the Qibla without a compass?
Face 47° (NE). The free NURA app shows a live Qibla compass using your phone’s true-north sensor, so you don’t have to estimate.
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