Santa Isabel Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santa Isabel, Chihuahua, Mexico
Qibla Details for Santa Isabel
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santa Isabel?
The Qibla direction from Santa Isabel, Chihuahua, Mexico is 36.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santa Isabel should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santa Isabel from Mecca?
The distance from Santa Isabel to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,413 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santa Isabel?
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 Santa Isabel, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santa Isabel?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santa Isabel is 36.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 93°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 36.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Santa Isabel
The Qibla direction from Santa Isabel, Chihuahua, Mexico is 36.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,413 km (8,334 miles) away. Geographically, Santa Isabel 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 Santa Isabel, this means facing northeast (36.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santa Isabel
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (36.9°), 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 93° from Santa Isabel. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 36.9°.
Using a compass in Santa Isabel
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santa Isabel. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 36.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.