Vilafamés Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Vilafamés, Castellón, Spain
Qibla Details for Vilafamés
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Vilafamés?
The Qibla direction from Vilafamés, Castellón, Spain is 106.9° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vilafamés should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Vilafamés from Mecca?
The distance from Vilafamés to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,295 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Vilafamés?
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 Vilafamés, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vilafamés?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vilafamés is 106.9° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.9°.
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Qibla: 106.7°
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Qibla: 106.4°
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Qibla: 106.3°
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Qibla: 106.3°
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Qibla: 106.3°
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Finding Qibla Direction in Vilafamés
The Qibla direction from Vilafamés, Castellón, Spain is 106.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,295 km (2,669 miles) away. Geographically, Vilafamés 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 Vilafamés, this means facing east-southeast (106.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vilafamés
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 118.8° from Vilafamés. 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 Vilafamés
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vilafamés. 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.