Camaleño Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain

Qibla: 106° ESE
Distance: 4,762 km
Coords: 43.15°, -4.69°
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KAABA
Camaleño
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4,762 km

Qibla Details for Camaleño

Qibla Angle106° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing120.3°
Distance to Kaaba4,762 km / 2,959 mi
RegionCantabria
Latitude43.1512°
Longitude-4.6937°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Camaleño?

The Qibla direction from Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain is 106° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Camaleño should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Camaleño from Mecca?

The distance from Camaleño to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,762 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Camaleño?

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 Camaleño, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Camaleño?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Camaleño is 106° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 120.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 106°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Camaleño

The Qibla direction from Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain is 106° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,762 km (2,959 miles) away. Geographically, Camaleño 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 Camaleño, this means facing east-southeast (106°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Camaleño

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (106°), 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 Camaleño. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 106°.

Using a compass in Camaleño

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Camaleño. 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° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.