La Sabinita Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from La Sabinita, Hidalgo, Mexico
Qibla Details for La Sabinita
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in La Sabinita?
The Qibla direction from La Sabinita, Hidalgo, Mexico is 45.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Sabinita should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is La Sabinita from Mecca?
The distance from La Sabinita to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,628 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in La Sabinita?
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 La Sabinita, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Sabinita?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Sabinita is 45.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in La Sabinita
The Qibla direction from La Sabinita, Hidalgo, Mexico is 45.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,628 km (8,468 miles) away. Geographically, La Sabinita 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 La Sabinita, this means facing northeast (45.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Sabinita
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.8°), 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 89.5° from La Sabinita. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.8°.
Using a compass in La Sabinita
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in La Sabinita. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.