Olmillos de Castro Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Olmillos de Castro, Zamora, Spain

Qibla: 103.4° ESE
Distance: 4,823 km
Coords: 41.73°, -5.97°
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Olmillos de Castro
103.4°
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4,823 km

Qibla Details for Olmillos de Castro

Qibla Angle103.4° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing117.7°
Distance to Kaaba4,823 km / 2,997 mi
RegionZamora
Latitude41.7318°
Longitude-5.9679°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Olmillos de Castro?

The Qibla direction from Olmillos de Castro, Zamora, Spain is 103.4° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Olmillos de Castro should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Olmillos de Castro from Mecca?

The distance from Olmillos de Castro to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,823 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Olmillos de Castro?

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 Olmillos de Castro, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Olmillos de Castro?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Olmillos de Castro is 103.4° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 117.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 103.4°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Olmillos de Castro

The Qibla direction from Olmillos de Castro, Zamora, Spain is 103.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,823 km (2,997 miles) away. Geographically, Olmillos de Castro 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 Olmillos de Castro, this means facing east-southeast (103.4°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Olmillos de Castro

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (103.4°), 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 117.7° from Olmillos de Castro. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 103.4°.

Using a compass in Olmillos de Castro

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Olmillos de Castro. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 103.4° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.