La Oliva Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from La Oliva, Las Palmas, Spain
Qibla Details for La Oliva
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in La Oliva?
The Qibla direction from La Oliva, Las Palmas, Spain is 85.7° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Oliva should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is La Oliva from Mecca?
The distance from La Oliva to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,438 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in La Oliva?
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 La Oliva, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Oliva?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Oliva is 85.7° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 98.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 85.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in La Oliva
The Qibla direction from La Oliva, Las Palmas, Spain is 85.7° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,438 km (3,379 miles) away. Geographically, La Oliva sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 La Oliva, this means facing east (85.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Oliva
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (85.7°), 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 98.4° from La Oliva. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 85.7°.
Using a compass in La Oliva
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in La Oliva. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 85.7° (east) and shows ALIGNED.