Güinope Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Güinope, El Paraíso, Honduras
Qibla Details for Güinope
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Güinope?
The Qibla direction from Güinope, El Paraíso, Honduras is 56.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Güinope should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Güinope from Mecca?
The distance from Güinope to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,019 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Güinope?
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 Güinope, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Güinope?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Güinope is 56.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 86.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Güinope
The Qibla direction from Güinope, El Paraíso, Honduras is 56.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,019 km (8,090 miles) away. Geographically, Güinope 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 Güinope, this means facing east-northeast (56.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Güinope
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.8°), 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 86.4° from Güinope. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.8°.
Using a compass in Güinope
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Güinope. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.