Cañada del Hoyo Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Cañada del Hoyo, Cuenca, Spain

Qibla: 105° ESE
Distance: 4,442 km
Coords: 39.97°, -1.90°
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Cañada del Hoyo
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Qibla Details for Cañada del Hoyo

Qibla Angle105° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing117.5°
Distance to Kaaba4,442 km / 2,760 mi
RegionCuenca
Latitude39.9667°
Longitude-1.9000°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Cañada del Hoyo?

The Qibla direction from Cañada del Hoyo, Cuenca, Spain is 105° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cañada del Hoyo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Cañada del Hoyo from Mecca?

The distance from Cañada del Hoyo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,442 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Cañada del Hoyo?

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 Cañada del Hoyo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cañada del Hoyo?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cañada del Hoyo is 105° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 117.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 105°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Cañada del Hoyo

The Qibla direction from Cañada del Hoyo, Cuenca, Spain is 105° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,442 km (2,760 miles) away. Geographically, Cañada del Hoyo 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 Cañada del Hoyo, this means facing east-southeast (105°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cañada del Hoyo

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (105°), 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 117.5° from Cañada del Hoyo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 105°.

Using a compass in Cañada del Hoyo

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cañada del Hoyo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 105° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.