Río Guayabal de Yateras Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Río Guayabal de Yateras, Guantánamo, Cuba
Qibla Details for Río Guayabal de Yateras
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Río Guayabal de Yateras?
The Qibla direction from Río Guayabal de Yateras, Guantánamo, Cuba is 60.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Río Guayabal de Yateras should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Río Guayabal de Yateras from Mecca?
The distance from Río Guayabal de Yateras to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,562 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Río Guayabal de Yateras?
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 Río Guayabal de Yateras, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Río Guayabal de Yateras?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Río Guayabal de Yateras is 60.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Río Guayabal de Yateras
The Qibla direction from Río Guayabal de Yateras, Guantánamo, Cuba is 60.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,562 km (7,184 miles) away. Geographically, Río Guayabal de Yateras 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 Río Guayabal de Yateras, this means facing east-northeast (60.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Río Guayabal de Yateras
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.5°), 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 89.4° from Río Guayabal de Yateras. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.5°.
Using a compass in Río Guayabal de Yateras
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Río Guayabal de Yateras. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.