Cerro El Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cerro El, Salamanca, Spain
Qibla Details for Cerro El
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cerro El?
The Qibla direction from Cerro El, Salamanca, Spain is 102° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cerro El should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cerro El from Mecca?
The distance from Cerro El to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,784 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cerro El?
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 Cerro El, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cerro El?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cerro El is 102° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 115.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 102°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Cerro El
The Qibla direction from Cerro El, Salamanca, Spain is 102° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,784 km (2,973 miles) away. Geographically, Cerro El 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 Cerro El, this means facing east-southeast (102°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cerro El
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (102°), 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 115.9° from Cerro El. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 102°.
Using a compass in Cerro El
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cerro El. 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° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.