Las Varas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico
Qibla Details for Las Varas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Las Varas?
The Qibla direction from Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico is 40.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Las Varas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Las Varas from Mecca?
The distance from Las Varas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,955 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Las Varas?
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 Las Varas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Las Varas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Las Varas is 40.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Las Varas
The Qibla direction from Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico is 40.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,955 km (8,671 miles) away. Geographically, Las Varas 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 Las Varas, this means facing northeast (40.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Las Varas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (40.9°), 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 89.9° from Las Varas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.9°.
Using a compass in Las Varas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Las Varas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 40.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.