Rincón de Soto Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rincón de Soto, La Rioja, Spain
Qibla Details for Rincón de Soto
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rincón de Soto?
The Qibla direction from Rincón de Soto, La Rioja, Spain is 107.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rincón de Soto should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rincón de Soto from Mecca?
The distance from Rincón de Soto to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,510 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rincón de Soto?
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 Rincón de Soto, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rincón de Soto?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rincón de Soto is 107.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 120.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 107.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Rincón de Soto
The Qibla direction from Rincón de Soto, La Rioja, Spain is 107.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,510 km (2,802 miles) away. Geographically, Rincón de Soto 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 Rincón de Soto, this means facing east-southeast (107.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rincón de Soto
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (107.6°), 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 120.7° from Rincón de Soto. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 107.6°.
Using a compass in Rincón de Soto
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rincón de Soto. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 107.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.