Vinaròs Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Vinaròs, Castellón, Spain

Qibla: 107.8° ESE
Distance: 4,264 km
Coords: 40.47°, 0.48°
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Vinaròs
107.8°
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4,264 km

Qibla Details for Vinaròs

Qibla Angle107.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing119.6°
Distance to Kaaba4,264 km / 2,650 mi
RegionCastellón
Latitude40.4703°
Longitude0.4756°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Vinaròs?

The Qibla direction from Vinaròs, Castellón, Spain is 107.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vinaròs should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Vinaròs from Mecca?

The distance from Vinaròs to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,264 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Vinaròs?

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 Vinaròs, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vinaròs?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vinaròs is 107.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 119.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 107.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Vinaròs

The Qibla direction from Vinaròs, Castellón, Spain is 107.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,264 km (2,650 miles) away. Geographically, Vinaròs 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 Vinaròs, this means facing east-southeast (107.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vinaròs

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (107.8°), 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 119.6° from Vinaròs. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 107.8°.

Using a compass in Vinaròs

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vinaròs. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 107.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.