El Salto Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from El Salto, Durango, Mexico

Qibla: 39.6° NE
Distance: 13,750 km
Coords: 23.78°, -105.36°
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El Salto
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13,750 km

Qibla Details for El Salto

Qibla Angle39.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing91°
Distance to Kaaba13,750 km / 8,544 mi
RegionDurango
Latitude23.7778°
Longitude-105.3619°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in El Salto?

The Qibla direction from El Salto, Durango, Mexico is 39.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Salto should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is El Salto from Mecca?

The distance from El Salto to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,750 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in El Salto?

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 El Salto, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Salto?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Salto is 39.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 91°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 39.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in El Salto

The Qibla direction from El Salto, Durango, Mexico is 39.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,750 km (8,544 miles) away. Geographically, El Salto 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 El Salto, this means facing northeast (39.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Salto

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (39.6°), 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 91° from El Salto. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 39.6°.

Using a compass in El Salto

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Salto. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 39.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.