Valle de Oca Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Valle de Oca, Burgos, Spain

Qibla: 106.5° ESE
Distance: 4,632 km
Coords: 42.43°, -3.33°
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Valle de Oca
106.5°
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4,632 km

Qibla Details for Valle de Oca

Qibla Angle106.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing120.1°
Distance to Kaaba4,632 km / 2,878 mi
RegionBurgos
Latitude42.4341°
Longitude-3.3288°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Valle de Oca?

The Qibla direction from Valle de Oca, Burgos, Spain is 106.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Valle de Oca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Valle de Oca from Mecca?

The distance from Valle de Oca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,632 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Valle de Oca?

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 Valle de Oca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Valle de Oca?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Valle de Oca is 106.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 120.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Valle de Oca

The Qibla direction from Valle de Oca, Burgos, Spain is 106.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,632 km (2,878 miles) away. Geographically, Valle de Oca 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 Valle de Oca, this means facing east-southeast (106.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Valle de Oca

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (106.5°), 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 120.1° from Valle de Oca. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.5°.

Using a compass in Valle de Oca

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Valle de Oca. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 106.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.