Bohechío Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bohechío, San Juan, Dominican Republic
Qibla Details for Bohechío
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bohechío?
The Qibla direction from Bohechío, San Juan, Dominican Republic is 62.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bohechío should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bohechío from Mecca?
The distance from Bohechío to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,275 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bohechío?
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 Bohechío, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bohechío?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bohechío is 62.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bohechío
The Qibla direction from Bohechío, San Juan, Dominican Republic is 62.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,275 km (7,006 miles) away. Geographically, Bohechío 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 Bohechío, this means facing east-northeast (62.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bohechío
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62.5°), 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 88.5° from Bohechío. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.5°.
Using a compass in Bohechío
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bohechío. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.