Rancho Verde Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Rancho Verde, Baja California, Mexico

Qibla: 26.1° NNE
Distance: 13,590 km
Coords: 31.92°, -116.59°
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Rancho Verde
26.1°
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13,590 km

Qibla Details for Rancho Verde

Qibla Angle26.1° from North
Cardinal DirectionNNE
Compass Bearing94.3°
Distance to Kaaba13,590 km / 8,444 mi
RegionBaja California
Latitude31.9161°
Longitude-116.5883°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Rancho Verde?

The Qibla direction from Rancho Verde, Baja California, Mexico is 26.1° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rancho Verde should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Rancho Verde from Mecca?

The distance from Rancho Verde to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,590 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Rancho Verde?

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 Rancho Verde, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rancho Verde?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rancho Verde is 26.1° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 26.1°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Rancho Verde

The Qibla direction from Rancho Verde, Baja California, Mexico is 26.1° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,590 km (8,444 miles) away. Geographically, Rancho Verde sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Rancho Verde, this means facing north-northeast (26.1°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rancho Verde

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (26.1°), 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 94.3° from Rancho Verde. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 26.1°.

Using a compass in Rancho Verde

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rancho Verde. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 26.1° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.