Camotlán de Miraflores Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Camotlán de Miraflores, Colima, Mexico

Qibla: 42.7° NE
Distance: 14,055 km
Coords: 19.22°, -104.23°
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Camotlán de Miraflores
42.7°
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14,055 km

Qibla Details for Camotlán de Miraflores

Qibla Angle42.7° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing89.1°
Distance to Kaaba14,055 km / 8,733 mi
RegionColima
Latitude19.2203°
Longitude-104.2349°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Camotlán de Miraflores?

The Qibla direction from Camotlán de Miraflores, Colima, Mexico is 42.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Camotlán de Miraflores should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Camotlán de Miraflores from Mecca?

The distance from Camotlán de Miraflores to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 14,055 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Camotlán de Miraflores?

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 Camotlán de Miraflores, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Camotlán de Miraflores?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Camotlán de Miraflores is 42.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.7°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Camotlán de Miraflores

The Qibla direction from Camotlán de Miraflores, Colima, Mexico is 42.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 14,055 km (8,733 miles) away. Geographically, Camotlán de Miraflores 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 Camotlán de Miraflores, this means facing northeast (42.7°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Camotlán de Miraflores

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (42.7°), 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 89.1° from Camotlán de Miraflores. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 42.7°.

Using a compass in Camotlán de Miraflores

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Camotlán de Miraflores. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 42.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.