Gómez Plata Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gómez Plata, Antioquia, Colombia
Qibla Details for Gómez Plata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gómez Plata?
The Qibla direction from Gómez Plata, Antioquia, Colombia is 64.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gómez Plata should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gómez Plata from Mecca?
The distance from Gómez Plata to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,292 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gómez Plata?
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 Gómez Plata, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gómez Plata?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gómez Plata is 64.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 82.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Gómez Plata
The Qibla direction from Gómez Plata, Antioquia, Colombia is 64.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,292 km (7,638 miles) away. Geographically, Gómez Plata sits to the west-northwest 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 Gómez Plata, this means facing east-northeast (64.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gómez Plata
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.1°), 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 82.5° from Gómez Plata. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.1°.
Using a compass in Gómez Plata
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Gómez Plata. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.