Corralejo de Arriba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Corralejo de Arriba, Guanajuato, Mexico
Qibla Details for Corralejo de Arriba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Corralejo de Arriba?
The Qibla direction from Corralejo de Arriba, Guanajuato, Mexico is 44.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Corralejo de Arriba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Corralejo de Arriba from Mecca?
The distance from Corralejo de Arriba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,662 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Corralejo de Arriba?
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 Corralejo de Arriba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Corralejo de Arriba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Corralejo de Arriba is 44.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Corralejo de Arriba
The Qibla direction from Corralejo de Arriba, Guanajuato, Mexico is 44.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,662 km (8,489 miles) away. Geographically, Corralejo de Arriba 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 Corralejo de Arriba, this means facing northeast (44.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Corralejo de Arriba
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (44.8°), 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 89.8° from Corralejo de Arriba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.8°.
Using a compass in Corralejo de Arriba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Corralejo de Arriba. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 44.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.