Los Prietos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Los Prietos, Guanajuato, Mexico
Qibla Details for Los Prietos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Los Prietos?
The Qibla direction from Los Prietos, Guanajuato, Mexico is 44.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Los Prietos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Los Prietos from Mecca?
The distance from Los Prietos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,732 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Los Prietos?
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 Los Prietos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Los Prietos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Los Prietos is 44.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Los Prietos
The Qibla direction from Los Prietos, Guanajuato, Mexico is 44.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,732 km (8,533 miles) away. Geographically, Los Prietos 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 Los Prietos, this means facing northeast (44.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Los Prietos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (44.4°), 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 89.6° from Los Prietos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.4°.
Using a compass in Los Prietos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Los Prietos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 44.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.