Los Menucos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Los Menucos, Río Negro, Argentina
Qibla Details for Los Menucos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Los Menucos?
The Qibla direction from Los Menucos, Río Negro, Argentina is 84.3° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Los Menucos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Los Menucos from Mecca?
The distance from Los Menucos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,035 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Los Menucos?
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 Los Menucos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Los Menucos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Los Menucos is 84.3° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 58.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 84.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Los Menucos
The Qibla direction from Los Menucos, Río Negro, Argentina is 84.3° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,035 km (8,100 miles) away. Geographically, Los Menucos 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 Los Menucos, this means facing east (84.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Los Menucos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (84.3°), 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 58.3° from Los Menucos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 84.3°.
Using a compass in Los Menucos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Los Menucos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 84.3° (east) and shows ALIGNED.