Postrer Río Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Postrer Río, Independencia, Dominican Republic
Qibla Details for Postrer Río
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Postrer Río?
The Qibla direction from Postrer Río, Independencia, Dominican Republic is 62.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Postrer Río should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Postrer Río from Mecca?
The distance from Postrer Río to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,347 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Postrer Río?
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 Postrer Río, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Postrer Río?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Postrer Río is 62.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Postrer Río
The Qibla direction from Postrer Río, Independencia, Dominican Republic is 62.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,347 km (7,051 miles) away. Geographically, Postrer Río 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 Postrer Río, this means facing east-northeast (62.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Postrer Río
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62.3°), 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 88.4° from Postrer Río. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.3°.
Using a compass in Postrer Río
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Postrer Río. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.