Llamas de la Ribera Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Llamas de la Ribera, León, Spain
Qibla Details for Llamas de la Ribera
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Llamas de la Ribera?
The Qibla direction from Llamas de la Ribera, León, Spain is 104.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Llamas de la Ribera should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Llamas de la Ribera from Mecca?
The distance from Llamas de la Ribera to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,836 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Llamas de la Ribera?
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 Llamas de la Ribera, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Llamas de la Ribera?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Llamas de la Ribera is 104.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 119°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Llamas de la Ribera
The Qibla direction from Llamas de la Ribera, León, Spain is 104.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,836 km (3,005 miles) away. Geographically, Llamas de la Ribera 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 Llamas de la Ribera, this means facing east-southeast (104.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Llamas de la Ribera
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (104.5°), 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 119° from Llamas de la Ribera. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.5°.
Using a compass in Llamas de la Ribera
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Llamas de la Ribera. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 104.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.