wondering... Which way is Mecca?

I was wondering ........ How do Muslims know which way Mecca is?

Most mosques have a niche in the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca, this direction is known as qibla.

Otherwise, one can use a number of methods to determine the direction. For example, if you know a certain street runs north-south, you can use this to determine one direction, and thus find the qibla. If outside, one can use the location of the sun, stars, or even the moss on trees (in the Northern Hemisphere, moss grows on the northern side. In the Southern Hemisphere, it grows on the southern side.).

If one has no way of knowing the direction of qibla, one can just pick a direction and pray, because it is the intention that counts.