Poás Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Poás, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Qibla Details for Poás
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Poás?
The Qibla direction from Poás, Alajuela, Costa Rica is 59.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Poás should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Poás from Mecca?
The distance from Poás to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,991 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Poás?
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 Poás, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Poás?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Poás is 59.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 84.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Poás
The Qibla direction from Poás, Alajuela, Costa Rica is 59.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,991 km (8,072 miles) away. Geographically, Poás 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 Poás, this means facing east-northeast (59.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Poás
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (59.7°), 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 84.6° from Poás. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 59.7°.
Using a compass in Poás
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Poás. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 59.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.