Maíllo El Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Maíllo El, Salamanca, Spain

Qibla: 102.1° ESE
Distance: 4,811 km
Coords: 40.57°, -6.18°
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Maíllo El
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4,811 km

Qibla Details for Maíllo El

Qibla Angle102.1° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing116.1°
Distance to Kaaba4,811 km / 2,989 mi
RegionSalamanca
Latitude40.5663°
Longitude-6.1809°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Maíllo El?

The Qibla direction from Maíllo El, Salamanca, Spain is 102.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Maíllo El should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Maíllo El from Mecca?

The distance from Maíllo El to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,811 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Maíllo 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 Maíllo El, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Maíllo El?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Maíllo El is 102.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 102.1°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Maíllo El

The Qibla direction from Maíllo El, Salamanca, Spain is 102.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,811 km (2,989 miles) away. Geographically, Maíllo 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 Maíllo El, this means facing east-southeast (102.1°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Maíllo El

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (102.1°), 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 116.1° from Maíllo El. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 102.1°.

Using a compass in Maíllo 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 Maíllo 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 102.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.