Tres Palos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tres Palos, Guerrero, Mexico
Qibla Details for Tres Palos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tres Palos?
The Qibla direction from Tres Palos, Guerrero, Mexico is 47.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tres Palos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tres Palos from Mecca?
The distance from Tres Palos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,909 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tres Palos?
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 Tres Palos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tres Palos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tres Palos is 47.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tres Palos
The Qibla direction from Tres Palos, Guerrero, Mexico is 47.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,909 km (8,643 miles) away. Geographically, Tres Palos 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 Tres Palos, this means facing northeast (47.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tres Palos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (47.4°), 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 88° from Tres Palos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 47.4°.
Using a compass in Tres Palos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tres Palos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 47.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.