San Andrés Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Andrés, Santander, Colombia
Qibla Details for San Andrés
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Andrés?
The Qibla direction from San Andrés, Santander, Colombia is 64.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Andrés should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Andrés from Mecca?
The distance from San Andrés to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,049 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Andrés?
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 San Andrés, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Andrés?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Andrés is 64.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 82.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Andrés
The Qibla direction from San Andrés, Santander, Colombia is 64.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,049 km (7,487 miles) away. Geographically, San Andrés 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 San Andrés, this means facing east-northeast (64.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Andrés
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.7°), 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 82.4° from San Andrés. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.7°.
Using a compass in San Andrés
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Andrés. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.