Sordillos Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Sordillos, Burgos, Spain

Qibla: 105.8° ESE
Distance: 4,694 km
Coords: 42.46°, -4.11°
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Sordillos
105.8°
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4,694 km

Qibla Details for Sordillos

Qibla Angle105.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing119.7°
Distance to Kaaba4,694 km / 2,917 mi
RegionBurgos
Latitude42.4620°
Longitude-4.1073°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Sordillos?

The Qibla direction from Sordillos, Burgos, Spain is 105.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sordillos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Sordillos from Mecca?

The distance from Sordillos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,694 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Sordillos?

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 Sordillos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sordillos?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sordillos is 105.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 119.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 105.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Sordillos

The Qibla direction from Sordillos, Burgos, Spain is 105.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,694 km (2,917 miles) away. Geographically, Sordillos 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 Sordillos, this means facing east-southeast (105.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sordillos

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (105.8°), 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 119.7° from Sordillos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 105.8°.

Using a compass in Sordillos

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sordillos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 105.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.