El Maitén Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Maitén, Chubut, Argentina
Qibla Details for El Maitén
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Maitén?
The Qibla direction from El Maitén, Chubut, Argentina is 86.8° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Maitén should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Maitén from Mecca?
The distance from El Maitén to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,302 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Maitén?
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 El Maitén, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Maitén?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Maitén is 86.8° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 58.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 86.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in El Maitén
The Qibla direction from El Maitén, Chubut, Argentina is 86.8° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,302 km (8,265 miles) away. Geographically, El Maitén sits to the southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 El Maitén, this means facing east (86.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Maitén
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (86.8°), 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 58.4° from El Maitén. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 86.8°.
Using a compass in El Maitén
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Maitén. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 86.8° (east) and shows ALIGNED.