Benafigos Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Benafigos, Castellón, Spain

Qibla: 106.9° ESE
Distance: 4,313 km
Coords: 40.28°, -0.21°
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Benafigos
106.9°
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4,313 km

Qibla Details for Benafigos

Qibla Angle106.9° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing118.9°
Distance to Kaaba4,313 km / 2,680 mi
RegionCastellón
Latitude40.2764°
Longitude-0.2077°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Benafigos?

The Qibla direction from Benafigos, Castellón, Spain is 106.9° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Benafigos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Benafigos from Mecca?

The distance from Benafigos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,313 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Benafigos?

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 Benafigos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Benafigos?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Benafigos is 106.9° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.9°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Benafigos

The Qibla direction from Benafigos, Castellón, Spain is 106.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,313 km (2,680 miles) away. Geographically, Benafigos 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 Benafigos, this means facing east-southeast (106.9°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Benafigos

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (106.9°), 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 118.9° from Benafigos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.9°.

Using a compass in Benafigos

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Benafigos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 106.9° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.