Sácama Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sácama, Casanare, Colombia
Qibla Details for Sácama
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sácama?
The Qibla direction from Sácama, Casanare, Colombia is 65.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sácama should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sácama from Mecca?
The distance from Sácama to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,023 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sácama?
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 Sácama, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sácama?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sácama is 65.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 82°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sácama
The Qibla direction from Sácama, Casanare, Colombia is 65.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,023 km (7,471 miles) away. Geographically, Sácama 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 Sácama, this means facing east-northeast (65.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sácama
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.1°), 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° from Sácama. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.1°.
Using a compass in Sácama
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sácama. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.