Los Tuzos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Los Tuzos, Hidalgo, Mexico
Qibla Details for Los Tuzos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Los Tuzos?
The Qibla direction from Los Tuzos, Hidalgo, Mexico is 46.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Los Tuzos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Los Tuzos from Mecca?
The distance from Los Tuzos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,586 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Los Tuzos?
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 Tuzos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Los Tuzos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Los Tuzos is 46.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Los Tuzos
The Qibla direction from Los Tuzos, Hidalgo, Mexico is 46.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,586 km (8,442 miles) away. Geographically, Los Tuzos 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 Tuzos, this means facing northeast (46.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Los Tuzos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (46.6°), 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 89.4° from Los Tuzos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.6°.
Using a compass in Los Tuzos
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 Tuzos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 46.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.