Vistahermosa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Vistahermosa, Meta, Colombia
Qibla Details for Vistahermosa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Vistahermosa?
The Qibla direction from Vistahermosa, Meta, Colombia is 65.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vistahermosa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Vistahermosa from Mecca?
The distance from Vistahermosa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,312 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Vistahermosa?
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 Vistahermosa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vistahermosa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vistahermosa is 65.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 80.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Vistahermosa
The Qibla direction from Vistahermosa, Meta, Colombia is 65.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,312 km (7,650 miles) away. Geographically, Vistahermosa 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 Vistahermosa, this means facing east-northeast (65.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vistahermosa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.7°), 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 80.6° from Vistahermosa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.7°.
Using a compass in Vistahermosa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vistahermosa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.