San Pedro Lagunillas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Pedro Lagunillas, Nayarit, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Pedro Lagunillas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Pedro Lagunillas?
The Qibla direction from San Pedro Lagunillas, Nayarit, Mexico is 41.3° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Pedro Lagunillas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Pedro Lagunillas from Mecca?
The distance from San Pedro Lagunillas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,926 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Pedro Lagunillas?
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 San Pedro Lagunillas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Pedro Lagunillas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Pedro Lagunillas is 41.3° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Pedro Lagunillas
The Qibla direction from San Pedro Lagunillas, Nayarit, Mexico is 41.3° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,926 km (8,653 miles) away. Geographically, San Pedro Lagunillas 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 San Pedro Lagunillas, this means facing northeast (41.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Pedro Lagunillas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (41.3°), 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 San Pedro Lagunillas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 41.3°.
Using a compass in San Pedro Lagunillas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Pedro Lagunillas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 41.3° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.