Río Hurtado Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Río Hurtado, Coquimbo, Chile
Qibla Details for Río Hurtado
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Río Hurtado?
The Qibla direction from Río Hurtado, Coquimbo, Chile is 80.2° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Río Hurtado should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Río Hurtado from Mecca?
The distance from Río Hurtado to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,111 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Río Hurtado?
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 Río Hurtado, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Río Hurtado?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Río Hurtado is 80.2° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 64.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 80.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Río Hurtado
The Qibla direction from Río Hurtado, Coquimbo, Chile is 80.2° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,111 km (8,147 miles) away. Geographically, Río Hurtado sits to the west-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 Río Hurtado, this means facing east (80.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Río Hurtado
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (80.2°), 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 64.1° from Río Hurtado. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 80.2°.
Using a compass in Río Hurtado
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Río Hurtado. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 80.2° (east) and shows ALIGNED.