Fuentemolinos Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Fuentemolinos, Burgos, Spain

Qibla: 105.1° ESE
Distance: 4,649 km
Coords: 41.60°, -3.85°
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Fuentemolinos
105.1°
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4,649 km

Qibla Details for Fuentemolinos

Qibla Angle105.1° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing118.7°
Distance to Kaaba4,649 km / 2,889 mi
RegionBurgos
Latitude41.6048°
Longitude-3.8500°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Fuentemolinos?

The Qibla direction from Fuentemolinos, Burgos, Spain is 105.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fuentemolinos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Fuentemolinos from Mecca?

The distance from Fuentemolinos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,649 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Fuentemolinos?

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 Fuentemolinos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fuentemolinos?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fuentemolinos is 105.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 105.1°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Fuentemolinos

The Qibla direction from Fuentemolinos, Burgos, Spain is 105.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,649 km (2,889 miles) away. Geographically, Fuentemolinos 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 Fuentemolinos, this means facing east-southeast (105.1°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fuentemolinos

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (105.1°), 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 118.7° from Fuentemolinos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 105.1°.

Using a compass in Fuentemolinos

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fuentemolinos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 105.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.