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It depends in which city in US you are. However, the approximate main direction is east.

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Muslims in the United States generally face eastward to pray, towards Mecca. However, each individual mosque will have a slightly diferent orientation to take into account what the shortest distance is from that location to Mecca.

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Generally, east and slightly north. In Hawaii and Alaska, slightly west of north.

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