Vileña Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Vileña, Burgos, Spain

Qibla: 106.7° ESE
Distance: 4,638 km
Coords: 42.62°, -3.32°
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Vileña
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4,638 km

Qibla Details for Vileña

Qibla Angle106.7° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing120.3°
Distance to Kaaba4,638 km / 2,882 mi
RegionBurgos
Latitude42.6223°
Longitude-3.3229°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Vileña?

The Qibla direction from Vileña, Burgos, Spain is 106.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vileña should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Vileña from Mecca?

The distance from Vileña to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,638 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Vileña?

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 Vileña, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vileña?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vileña is 106.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 120.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.7°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Vileña

The Qibla direction from Vileña, Burgos, Spain is 106.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,638 km (2,882 miles) away. Geographically, Vileña 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 Vileña, this means facing east-southeast (106.7°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vileña

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (106.7°), 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 120.3° from Vileña. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.7°.

Using a compass in Vileña

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vileña. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 106.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.