Hato Corozal Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hato Corozal, Casanare, Colombia
Qibla Details for Hato Corozal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hato Corozal?
The Qibla direction from Hato Corozal, Casanare, Colombia is 65.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hato Corozal should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hato Corozal from Mecca?
The distance from Hato Corozal to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,972 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hato Corozal?
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 Hato Corozal, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hato Corozal?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hato Corozal is 65.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 82°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hato Corozal
The Qibla direction from Hato Corozal, Casanare, Colombia is 65.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,972 km (7,439 miles) away. Geographically, Hato Corozal 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 Hato Corozal, this means facing east-northeast (65.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hato Corozal
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.2°), 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 82° from Hato Corozal. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.2°.
Using a compass in Hato Corozal
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hato Corozal. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.