Dalcahue Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Dalcahue, Los Lagos, Chile
Qibla Details for Dalcahue
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dalcahue?
The Qibla direction from Dalcahue, Los Lagos, Chile is 88.7° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dalcahue should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Dalcahue from Mecca?
The distance from Dalcahue to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,508 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Dalcahue?
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 Dalcahue, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dalcahue?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dalcahue is 88.7° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 58.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 88.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Dalcahue
The Qibla direction from Dalcahue, Los Lagos, Chile is 88.7° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,508 km (8,393 miles) away. Geographically, Dalcahue 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 Dalcahue, this means facing east (88.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dalcahue
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (88.7°), 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 58.8° from Dalcahue. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 88.7°.
Using a compass in Dalcahue
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Dalcahue. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 88.7° (east) and shows ALIGNED.