Alto Hospicio Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alto Hospicio, Tarapacá, Chile
Qibla Details for Alto Hospicio
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alto Hospicio?
The Qibla direction from Alto Hospicio, Tarapacá, Chile is 75.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alto Hospicio should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alto Hospicio from Mecca?
The distance from Alto Hospicio to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,814 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alto Hospicio?
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 Hospicio, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alto Hospicio?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alto Hospicio is 75.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 68.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Alto Hospicio
The Qibla direction from Alto Hospicio, Tarapacá, Chile is 75.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,814 km (7,962 miles) away. Geographically, Alto Hospicio 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 Alto Hospicio, this means facing east-northeast (75.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alto Hospicio
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (75.1°), 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 68.8° from Alto Hospicio. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.1°.
Using a compass in Alto Hospicio
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 Hospicio. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 75.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.