Boadilla de Rioseco Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Boadilla de Rioseco, Palencia, Spain

Qibla: 104.8° ESE
Distance: 4,755 km
Coords: 42.18°, -4.97°
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Boadilla de Rioseco
104.8°
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4,755 km

Qibla Details for Boadilla de Rioseco

Qibla Angle104.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing118.8°
Distance to Kaaba4,755 km / 2,955 mi
RegionPalencia
Latitude42.1800°
Longitude-4.9695°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Boadilla de Rioseco?

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

How far is Boadilla de Rioseco from Mecca?

The distance from Boadilla de Rioseco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,755 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Boadilla de Rioseco?

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 Boadilla de Rioseco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Boadilla de Rioseco?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Boadilla de Rioseco 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 Boadilla de Rioseco

The Qibla direction from Boadilla de Rioseco, Palencia, Spain is 104.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,755 km (2,955 miles) away. Geographically, Boadilla de Rioseco 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 Boadilla de Rioseco, this means facing east-southeast (104.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Boadilla de Rioseco

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 Boadilla de Rioseco. 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 Boadilla de Rioseco

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Boadilla de Rioseco. 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.