Quipile Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Quipile, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Qibla Details for Quipile
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Quipile?
The Qibla direction from Quipile, Cundinamarca, Colombia is 65° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Quipile should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Quipile from Mecca?
The distance from Quipile to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,316 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Quipile?
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 Quipile, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Quipile?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Quipile is 65° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 81.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Quipile
The Qibla direction from Quipile, Cundinamarca, Colombia is 65° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,316 km (7,653 miles) away. Geographically, Quipile 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 Quipile, this means facing east-northeast (65°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Quipile
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 81.5° from Quipile. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65°.
Using a compass in Quipile
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Quipile. 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.