Barranca de Upía Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Barranca de Upía, Meta, Colombia
Qibla Details for Barranca de Upía
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Barranca de Upía?
The Qibla direction from Barranca de Upía, Meta, Colombia is 65.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Barranca de Upía should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Barranca de Upía from Mecca?
The distance from Barranca de Upía to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,166 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Barranca de Upía?
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 Barranca de Upía, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Barranca de Upía?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Barranca de Upía is 65.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 81.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Barranca de Upía
The Qibla direction from Barranca de Upía, Meta, Colombia is 65.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,166 km (7,560 miles) away. Geographically, Barranca de Upía 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 Barranca de Upía, this means facing east-northeast (65.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Barranca de Upía
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.4°), 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 81.2° from Barranca de Upía. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.4°.
Using a compass in Barranca de Upía
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Barranca de Upía. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.