Alto Longá Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alto Longá, Piauí, Brazil
Qibla Details for Alto Longá
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alto Longá?
The Qibla direction from Alto Longá, Piauí, Brazil is 67.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alto Longá should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alto Longá from Mecca?
The distance from Alto Longá to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,404 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alto Longá?
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 Alto Longá, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alto Longá?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alto Longá is 67.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 71.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Alto Longá
The Qibla direction from Alto Longá, Piauí, Brazil is 67.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,404 km (5,843 miles) away. Geographically, Alto Longá sits to the west 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 Alto Longá, this means facing east-northeast (67.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alto Longá
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.8°), 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 71.5° from Alto Longá. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.8°.
Using a compass in Alto Longá
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alto Longá. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.