Casa Quemada Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Casa Quemada, Cortés, Honduras
Qibla Details for Casa Quemada
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Casa Quemada?
The Qibla direction from Casa Quemada, Cortés, Honduras is 55.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Casa Quemada should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Casa Quemada from Mecca?
The distance from Casa Quemada to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,045 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Casa Quemada?
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 Casa Quemada, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Casa Quemada?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Casa Quemada is 55.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Casa Quemada
The Qibla direction from Casa Quemada, Cortés, Honduras is 55.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,045 km (8,106 miles) away. Geographically, Casa Quemada 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 Casa Quemada, this means facing northeast (55.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Casa Quemada
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (55.7°), 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° from Casa Quemada. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 55.7°.
Using a compass in Casa Quemada
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Casa Quemada. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 55.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.