Río Esteban Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Río Esteban, Colón, Honduras
Qibla Details for Río Esteban
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Río Esteban?
The Qibla direction from Río Esteban, Colón, Honduras is 56.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Río Esteban should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Río Esteban from Mecca?
The distance from Río Esteban to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,842 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Río Esteban?
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 Río Esteban, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Río Esteban?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Río Esteban is 56.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Río Esteban
The Qibla direction from Río Esteban, Colón, Honduras is 56.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,842 km (7,980 miles) away. Geographically, Río Esteban sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
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 Río Esteban, this means facing east-northeast (56.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Río Esteban
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.3°), 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 87.3° from Río Esteban. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.3°.
Using a compass in Río Esteban
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Río Esteban. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.