Los Llanos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Los Llanos, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Qibla Details for Los Llanos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Los Llanos?
The Qibla direction from Los Llanos, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic is 63.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Los Llanos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Los Llanos from Mecca?
The distance from Los Llanos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,142 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Los Llanos?
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 Los Llanos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Los Llanos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Los Llanos is 63.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 63.2°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Los Llanos
The Qibla direction from Los Llanos, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic is 63.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,142 km (6,923 miles) away. Geographically, Los Llanos 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 Los Llanos, this means facing east-northeast (63.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Los Llanos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (63.2°), 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 Los Llanos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 63.2°.
Using a compass in Los Llanos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Los Llanos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 63.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.