Paz de Río Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Paz de Río, Boyacá, Colombia
Qibla Details for Paz de Río
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Paz de Río?
The Qibla direction from Paz de Río, Boyacá, Colombia is 65° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Paz de Río should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Paz de Río from Mecca?
The distance from Paz de Río to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,082 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Paz de Río?
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 Paz de Río, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Paz de Río?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Paz de Río is 65° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 82°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Paz de Río
The Qibla direction from Paz de Río, Boyacá, Colombia is 65° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,082 km (7,507 miles) away. Geographically, Paz de Río 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 Paz de Río, this means facing east-northeast (65°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Paz de Río
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65°), 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° from Paz de Río. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
Using a compass in Paz de Río
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Paz de Río. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.