Santa Maria Amealco Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santa Maria Amealco, Hidalgo, Mexico
Qibla Details for Santa Maria Amealco
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santa Maria Amealco?
The Qibla direction from Santa Maria Amealco, Hidalgo, Mexico is 45.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santa Maria Amealco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santa Maria Amealco from Mecca?
The distance from Santa Maria Amealco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,631 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santa Maria Amealco?
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 Santa Maria Amealco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santa Maria Amealco?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santa Maria Amealco is 45.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santa Maria Amealco
The Qibla direction from Santa Maria Amealco, Hidalgo, Mexico is 45.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,631 km (8,470 miles) away. Geographically, Santa Maria Amealco 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 Santa Maria Amealco, this means facing northeast (45.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santa Maria Amealco
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.9°), 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 Santa Maria Amealco. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.9°.
Using a compass in Santa Maria Amealco
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santa Maria Amealco. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.