Puerta de Mangos Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Puerta de Mangos, Nayarit, Mexico
Qibla Details for Puerta de Mangos
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Puerta de Mangos?
The Qibla direction from Puerta de Mangos, Nayarit, Mexico is 40.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Puerta de Mangos should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Puerta de Mangos from Mecca?
The distance from Puerta de Mangos to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,923 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Puerta de Mangos?
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 Puerta de Mangos, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Puerta de Mangos?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Puerta de Mangos is 40.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Puerta de Mangos
The Qibla direction from Puerta de Mangos, Nayarit, Mexico is 40.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,923 km (8,651 miles) away. Geographically, Puerta de Mangos 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 Puerta de Mangos, this means facing northeast (40.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Puerta de Mangos
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (40.5°), 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 Puerta de Mangos. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.5°.
Using a compass in Puerta de Mangos
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Puerta de Mangos. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 40.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.