Cerro Quemado Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Cerro Quemado, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 49° NE
Distance: 13,558 km
Coords: 18.15°, -96.58°
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Cerro Quemado
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Qibla Details for Cerro Quemado

Qibla Angle49° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.5°
Distance to Kaaba13,558 km / 8,425 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude18.1542°
Longitude-96.5750°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Cerro Quemado?

The Qibla direction from Cerro Quemado, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cerro Quemado should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Cerro Quemado from Mecca?

The distance from Cerro Quemado to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,558 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Cerro Quemado?

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 Cerro Quemado, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cerro Quemado?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cerro Quemado is 49° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 49°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Cerro Quemado

The Qibla direction from Cerro Quemado, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,558 km (8,425 miles) away. Geographically, Cerro Quemado 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 Cerro Quemado, this means facing northeast (49°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cerro Quemado

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (49°), 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 88.5° from Cerro Quemado. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 49°.

Using a compass in Cerro Quemado

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cerro Quemado. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 49° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.