Altos Los Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Altos Los, Burgos, Spain

Qibla: 106.6° ESE
Distance: 4,668 km
Coords: 42.81°, -3.63°
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Altos Los
106.6°
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4,668 km

Qibla Details for Altos Los

Qibla Angle106.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing120.4°
Distance to Kaaba4,668 km / 2,901 mi
RegionBurgos
Latitude42.8078°
Longitude-3.6333°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Altos Los?

The Qibla direction from Altos Los, Burgos, Spain is 106.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Altos Los should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Altos Los from Mecca?

The distance from Altos Los to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,668 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Altos Los?

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 Altos Los, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Altos Los?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Altos Los is 106.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 120.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Altos Los

The Qibla direction from Altos Los, Burgos, Spain is 106.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,668 km (2,901 miles) away. Geographically, Altos Los sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-southeast.

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 Altos Los, this means facing east-southeast (106.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Altos Los

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (106.6°), 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 120.4° from Altos Los. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.6°.

Using a compass in Altos Los

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Altos Los. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 106.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.