Serna La Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Serna La, Palencia, Spain

Qibla: 105.3° ESE
Distance: 4,737 km
Coords: 42.42°, -4.66°
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Serna La
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4,737 km

Qibla Details for Serna La

Qibla Angle105.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing119.3°
Distance to Kaaba4,737 km / 2,943 mi
RegionPalencia
Latitude42.4162°
Longitude-4.6641°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Serna La?

The Qibla direction from Serna La, Palencia, Spain is 105.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Serna La should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Serna La from Mecca?

The distance from Serna La to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,737 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Serna La?

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 Serna La, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Serna La?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Serna La is 105.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 119.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 105.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Serna La

The Qibla direction from Serna La, Palencia, Spain is 105.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,737 km (2,943 miles) away. Geographically, Serna La 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 Serna La, this means facing east-southeast (105.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Serna La

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (105.3°), 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 119.3° from Serna La. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 105.3°.

Using a compass in Serna La

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Serna La. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 105.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.