Prado del Rey Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Prado del Rey, Cádiz, Spain
Qibla Details for Prado del Rey
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Prado del Rey?
The Qibla direction from Prado del Rey, Cádiz, Spain is 98.5° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Prado del Rey should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Prado del Rey from Mecca?
The distance from Prado del Rey to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,683 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Prado del Rey?
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 Prado del Rey, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Prado del Rey?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Prado del Rey is 98.5° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 111.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 98.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Prado del Rey
The Qibla direction from Prado del Rey, Cádiz, Spain is 98.5° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,683 km (2,910 miles) away. Geographically, Prado del Rey sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 Prado del Rey, this means facing east (98.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Prado del Rey
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (98.5°), 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 111.3° from Prado del Rey. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 98.5°.
Using a compass in Prado del Rey
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Prado del Rey. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 98.5° (east) and shows ALIGNED.