Villa Ocampo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Villa Ocampo, Santa Fe, Argentina
Qibla Details for Villa Ocampo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Villa Ocampo?
The Qibla direction from Villa Ocampo, Santa Fe, Argentina is 74.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Villa Ocampo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Villa Ocampo from Mecca?
The distance from Villa Ocampo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,994 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Villa Ocampo?
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 Villa Ocampo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Villa Ocampo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Villa Ocampo is 74.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 74.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Villa Ocampo
The Qibla direction from Villa Ocampo, Santa Fe, Argentina is 74.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,994 km (7,453 miles) away. Geographically, Villa Ocampo 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 Villa Ocampo, this means facing east-northeast (74.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Villa Ocampo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (74.8°), 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 62.5° from Villa Ocampo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 74.8°.
Using a compass in Villa Ocampo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Villa Ocampo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 74.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.