Abarca de Campos Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Abarca de Campos, Palencia, Spain

Qibla: 104.8° ESE
Distance: 4,741 km
Coords: 42.06°, -4.84°
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Abarca de Campos
104.8°
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4,741 km

Qibla Details for Abarca de Campos

Qibla Angle104.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing118.8°
Distance to Kaaba4,741 km / 2,946 mi
RegionPalencia
Latitude42.0625°
Longitude-4.8414°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Abarca de Campos?

The Qibla direction from Abarca de Campos, Palencia, Spain is 104.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Abarca de Campos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Abarca de Campos from Mecca?

The distance from Abarca de Campos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,741 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Abarca de Campos?

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 Abarca de Campos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Abarca de Campos?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Abarca de Campos is 104.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Abarca de Campos

The Qibla direction from Abarca de Campos, Palencia, Spain is 104.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,741 km (2,946 miles) away. Geographically, Abarca de Campos 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 Abarca de Campos, this means facing east-southeast (104.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Abarca de Campos

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (104.8°), 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 118.8° from Abarca de Campos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.8°.

Using a compass in Abarca de Campos

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Abarca de Campos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 104.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.