Ballesteros de Calatrava Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ballesteros de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ballesteros de Calatrava?
The Qibla direction from Ballesteros de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Spain is 102° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ballesteros de Calatrava should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ballesteros de Calatrava from Mecca?
The distance from Ballesteros de Calatrava to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,584 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ballesteros de Calatrava?
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 Ballesteros de Calatrava, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ballesteros de Calatrava?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ballesteros de Calatrava is 102° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 114.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 102°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ballesteros de Calatrava
The Qibla direction from Ballesteros de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Spain is 102° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,584 km (2,848 miles) away. Geographically, Ballesteros de Calatrava 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 Ballesteros de Calatrava, this means facing east-southeast (102°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ballesteros de Calatrava
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (102°), 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 114.8° from Ballesteros de Calatrava. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 102°.
Using a compass in Ballesteros de Calatrava
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ballesteros de Calatrava. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 102° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.