Pepillo Salcedo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pepillo Salcedo, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
Qibla Details for Pepillo Salcedo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pepillo Salcedo?
The Qibla direction from Pepillo Salcedo, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic is 62.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pepillo Salcedo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pepillo Salcedo from Mecca?
The distance from Pepillo Salcedo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,292 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pepillo Salcedo?
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 Pepillo Salcedo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pepillo Salcedo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pepillo Salcedo is 62.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pepillo Salcedo
The Qibla direction from Pepillo Salcedo, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic is 62.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,292 km (7,017 miles) away. Geographically, Pepillo Salcedo 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 Pepillo Salcedo, this means facing east-northeast (62.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pepillo Salcedo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62.1°), 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° from Pepillo Salcedo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.1°.
Using a compass in Pepillo Salcedo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pepillo Salcedo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.