General Pinedo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from General Pinedo, Chaco, Argentina
Qibla Details for General Pinedo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in General Pinedo?
The Qibla direction from General Pinedo, Chaco, Argentina is 75.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in General Pinedo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is General Pinedo from Mecca?
The distance from General Pinedo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,143 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in General Pinedo?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within General Pinedo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in General Pinedo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from General Pinedo is 75.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in General Pinedo
The Qibla direction from General Pinedo, Chaco, Argentina is 75.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,143 km (7,545 miles) away. Geographically, General Pinedo sits to the west-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From General Pinedo, this means facing east-northeast (75.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in General Pinedo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (75.2°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 63.5° from General Pinedo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.2°.
Using a compass in General Pinedo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in General Pinedo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 75.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.