La Patria Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from La Patria, Chiapas, Mexico

Qibla: 53° NE
Distance: 13,307 km
Coords: 16.23°, -91.91°
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La Patria
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Qibla Details for La Patria

Qibla Angle53° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing87.6°
Distance to Kaaba13,307 km / 8,269 mi
RegionChiapas
Latitude16.2297°
Longitude-91.9115°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in La Patria?

The Qibla direction from La Patria, Chiapas, Mexico is 53° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Patria should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is La Patria from Mecca?

The distance from La Patria to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,307 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in La Patria?

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 La Patria, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Patria?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Patria is 53° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 53°.

Finding Qibla Direction in La Patria

The Qibla direction from La Patria, Chiapas, Mexico is 53° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,307 km (8,269 miles) away. Geographically, La Patria sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 La Patria, this means facing northeast (53°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Patria

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (53°), 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 87.6° from La Patria. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 53°.

Using a compass in La Patria

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in La Patria. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 53° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.