Hontanar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hontanar, Toledo, Spain
Qibla Details for Hontanar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hontanar?
The Qibla direction from Hontanar, Toledo, Spain is 102.4° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hontanar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hontanar from Mecca?
The distance from Hontanar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,649 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hontanar?
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 Hontanar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hontanar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hontanar is 102.4° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 115.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 102.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Hontanar
The Qibla direction from Hontanar, Toledo, Spain is 102.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,649 km (2,889 miles) away. Geographically, Hontanar 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 Hontanar, this means facing east-southeast (102.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hontanar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (102.4°), 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 115.6° from Hontanar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 102.4°.
Using a compass in Hontanar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hontanar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 102.4° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.