Guachucal Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Guachucal, Nariño, Colombia
Qibla Details for Guachucal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Guachucal?
The Qibla direction from Guachucal, Nariño, Colombia is 65.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Guachucal should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Guachucal from Mecca?
The distance from Guachucal to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,815 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Guachucal?
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 Guachucal, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Guachucal?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Guachucal is 65.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 79.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Guachucal
The Qibla direction from Guachucal, Nariño, Colombia is 65.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,815 km (7,963 miles) away. Geographically, Guachucal 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 Guachucal, this means facing east-northeast (65.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Guachucal
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 79.9° from Guachucal. 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 Guachucal
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Guachucal. 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.