Santiago Ixcuintla Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, Mexico
Qibla Details for Santiago Ixcuintla
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santiago Ixcuintla?
The Qibla direction from Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, Mexico is 40.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santiago Ixcuintla should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santiago Ixcuintla from Mecca?
The distance from Santiago Ixcuintla to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,907 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santiago Ixcuintla?
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 Santiago Ixcuintla, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santiago Ixcuintla?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santiago Ixcuintla is 40.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santiago Ixcuintla
The Qibla direction from Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, Mexico is 40.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,907 km (8,641 miles) away. Geographically, Santiago Ixcuintla 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 Santiago Ixcuintla, this means facing northeast (40.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santiago Ixcuintla
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (40.6°), 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 90.2° from Santiago Ixcuintla. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 40.6°.
Using a compass in Santiago Ixcuintla
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santiago Ixcuintla. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 40.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.