Baja Mar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Baja Mar, Cortés, Honduras
Qibla Details for Baja Mar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Baja Mar?
The Qibla direction from Baja Mar, Cortés, Honduras is 55.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Baja Mar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Baja Mar from Mecca?
The distance from Baja Mar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,977 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Baja Mar?
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 Baja Mar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Baja Mar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Baja Mar is 55.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Baja Mar
The Qibla direction from Baja Mar, Cortés, Honduras is 55.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,977 km (8,064 miles) away. Geographically, Baja Mar sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Baja Mar, this means facing northeast (55.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Baja Mar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (55.5°), 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 87.4° from Baja Mar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.5°.
Using a compass in Baja Mar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Baja Mar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 55.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.