Coatecas Altas Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Coatecas Altas, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 49.8° NE
Distance: 13,682 km
Coords: 16.54°, -96.67°
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Coatecas Altas
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13,682 km

Qibla Details for Coatecas Altas

Qibla Angle49.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing87.8°
Distance to Kaaba13,682 km / 8,502 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude16.5393°
Longitude-96.6688°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Coatecas Altas?

The Qibla direction from Coatecas Altas, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49.8° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Coatecas Altas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Coatecas Altas from Mecca?

The distance from Coatecas Altas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,682 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Coatecas Altas?

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 Coatecas Altas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Coatecas Altas?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Coatecas Altas is 49.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Coatecas Altas

The Qibla direction from Coatecas Altas, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,682 km (8,502 miles) away. Geographically, Coatecas Altas 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 Coatecas Altas, this means facing northeast (49.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Coatecas Altas

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (49.8°), 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 87.8° from Coatecas Altas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.8°.

Using a compass in Coatecas Altas

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Coatecas Altas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 49.8° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.