Guasca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Guasca, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Qibla Details for Guasca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Guasca?
The Qibla direction from Guasca, Cundinamarca, Colombia is 65.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Guasca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Guasca from Mecca?
The distance from Guasca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,244 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Guasca?
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 Guasca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Guasca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Guasca is 65.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 81.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Guasca
The Qibla direction from Guasca, Cundinamarca, Colombia is 65.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,244 km (7,608 miles) away. Geographically, Guasca 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 Guasca, this means facing east-northeast (65.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Guasca
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 81.5° from Guasca. 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 Guasca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Guasca. 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.