El Arco Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Arco, Estado de México, Mexico
Qibla Details for El Arco
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Arco?
The Qibla direction from El Arco, Estado de México, Mexico is 45.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Arco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Arco from Mecca?
The distance from El Arco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,754 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Arco?
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 Arco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Arco?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Arco is 45.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in El Arco
The Qibla direction from El Arco, Estado de México, Mexico is 45.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,754 km (8,546 miles) away. Geographically, El Arco 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 Arco, this means facing northeast (45.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Arco
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.9°), 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 89° from El Arco. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.9°.
Using a compass in El Arco
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 Arco. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.