Cabeza la Vaca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cabeza la Vaca, Badajoz, Spain
Qibla Details for Cabeza la Vaca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cabeza la Vaca?
The Qibla direction from Cabeza la Vaca, Badajoz, Spain is 99.3° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cabeza la Vaca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cabeza la Vaca from Mecca?
The distance from Cabeza la Vaca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,780 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cabeza la Vaca?
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 Cabeza la Vaca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cabeza la Vaca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cabeza la Vaca is 99.3° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 112.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 99.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cabeza la Vaca
The Qibla direction from Cabeza la Vaca, Badajoz, Spain is 99.3° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,780 km (2,970 miles) away. Geographically, Cabeza la Vaca sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 Cabeza la Vaca, this means facing east (99.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cabeza la Vaca
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (99.3°), 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 112.7° from Cabeza la Vaca. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 99.3°.
Using a compass in Cabeza la Vaca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cabeza la Vaca. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 99.3° (east) and shows ALIGNED.