San Antonio del Sur Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Antonio del Sur, Guantánamo, Cuba
Qibla Details for San Antonio del Sur
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Antonio del Sur?
The Qibla direction from San Antonio del Sur, Guantánamo, Cuba is 60.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Antonio del Sur should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Antonio del Sur from Mecca?
The distance from San Antonio del Sur to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,560 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Antonio del Sur?
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 Antonio del Sur, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Antonio del Sur?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Antonio del Sur is 60.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Antonio del Sur
The Qibla direction from San Antonio del Sur, Guantánamo, Cuba is 60.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,560 km (7,183 miles) away. Geographically, San Antonio del Sur 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 Antonio del Sur, this means facing east-northeast (60.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Antonio del Sur
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.6°), 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 89.3° from San Antonio del Sur. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.6°.
Using a compass in San Antonio del Sur
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 Antonio del Sur. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.