Amatlán de Cañas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Amatlán de Cañas, Nayarit, Mexico
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Amatlán de Cañas?
The Qibla direction from Amatlán de Cañas, Nayarit, Mexico is 41.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Amatlán de Cañas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Amatlán de Cañas from Mecca?
The distance from Amatlán de Cañas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,936 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Amatlán de Cañas?
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 Amatlán de Cañas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Amatlán de Cañas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Amatlán de Cañas is 41.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Amatlán de Cañas
The Qibla direction from Amatlán de Cañas, Nayarit, Mexico is 41.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,936 km (8,659 miles) away. Geographically, Amatlán de Cañas 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 Amatlán de Cañas, this means facing northeast (41.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Amatlán de Cañas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (41.7°), 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 89.7° from Amatlán de Cañas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.7°.
Using a compass in Amatlán de Cañas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Amatlán de Cañas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 41.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.