Quebrada Larga Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Quebrada Larga, El Paraíso, Honduras
Qibla Details for Quebrada Larga
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Quebrada Larga?
The Qibla direction from Quebrada Larga, El Paraíso, Honduras is 57° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Quebrada Larga should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Quebrada Larga from Mecca?
The distance from Quebrada Larga to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,954 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Quebrada Larga?
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 Quebrada Larga, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Quebrada Larga?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Quebrada Larga is 57° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 86.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Quebrada Larga
The Qibla direction from Quebrada Larga, El Paraíso, Honduras is 57° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,954 km (8,049 miles) away. Geographically, Quebrada Larga 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 Quebrada Larga, this means facing east-northeast (57°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Quebrada Larga
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57°), 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 86.5° from Quebrada Larga. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57°.
Using a compass in Quebrada Larga
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Quebrada Larga. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 57° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.