Tecolots Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Tecolots, Baja California, Mexico

Qibla: 27.5° NNE
Distance: 13,457 km
Coords: 32.57°, -114.98°
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Qibla Details for Tecolots

Qibla Angle27.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionNNE
Compass Bearing94.6°
Distance to Kaaba13,457 km / 8,362 mi
RegionBaja California
Latitude32.5667°
Longitude-114.9833°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Tecolots?

The Qibla direction from Tecolots, Baja California, Mexico is 27.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tecolots should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Tecolots from Mecca?

The distance from Tecolots to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,457 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Tecolots?

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 Tecolots, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tecolots?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tecolots is 27.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 27.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Tecolots

The Qibla direction from Tecolots, Baja California, Mexico is 27.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,457 km (8,362 miles) away. Geographically, Tecolots 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 Tecolots, this means facing north-northeast (27.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tecolots

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (27.5°), 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 94.6° from Tecolots. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 27.5°.

Using a compass in Tecolots

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tecolots. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 27.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.