La Carrera Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from La Carrera, León, Spain
Qibla Details for La Carrera
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in La Carrera?
The Qibla direction from La Carrera, León, Spain is 102.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Carrera should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is La Carrera from Mecca?
The distance from La Carrera to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,754 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in La Carrera?
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 Carrera, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Carrera?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Carrera is 102.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 102.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in La Carrera
The Qibla direction from La Carrera, León, Spain is 102.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,754 km (2,954 miles) away. Geographically, La Carrera 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 La Carrera, this means facing east-southeast (102.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Carrera
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (102.3°), 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 116.1° from La Carrera. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 102.3°.
Using a compass in La Carrera
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 Carrera. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 102.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.