Puente de Camotlán Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Puente de Camotlán, Jalisco, Mexico

Qibla: 41.6° NE
Distance: 13,840 km
Coords: 21.70°, -104.08°
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Puente de Camotlán
41.6°
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13,840 km

Qibla Details for Puente de Camotlán

Qibla Angle41.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing90.1°
Distance to Kaaba13,840 km / 8,600 mi
RegionJalisco
Latitude21.6987°
Longitude-104.0800°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Puente de Camotlán?

The Qibla direction from Puente de Camotlán, Jalisco, Mexico is 41.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Puente de Camotlán should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Puente de Camotlán from Mecca?

The distance from Puente de Camotlán to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,840 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Puente de Camotlán?

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 Puente de Camotlán, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Puente de Camotlán?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Puente de Camotlán is 41.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Puente de Camotlán

The Qibla direction from Puente de Camotlán, Jalisco, Mexico is 41.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,840 km (8,600 miles) away. Geographically, Puente de Camotlán 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 Puente de Camotlán, this means facing northeast (41.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Puente de Camotlán

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (41.6°), 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 90.1° from Puente de Camotlán. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.6°.

Using a compass in Puente de Camotlán

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Puente de Camotlán. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 41.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.