Yocón Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Yocón, Olancho, Honduras
Qibla Details for Yocón
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Yocón?
The Qibla direction from Yocón, Olancho, Honduras is 56.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Yocón should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Yocón from Mecca?
The distance from Yocón to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,943 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Yocón?
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 Yocón, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Yocón?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Yocón is 56.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 86.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Yocón
The Qibla direction from Yocón, Olancho, Honduras is 56.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,943 km (8,042 miles) away. Geographically, Yocón 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 Yocón, this means facing east-northeast (56.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Yocón
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (56.4°), 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 86.9° from Yocón. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 56.4°.
Using a compass in Yocón
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Yocón. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 56.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.