San Jerónimo Coatlán Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from San Jerónimo Coatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 49.8° NE
Distance: 13,721 km
Coords: 16.23°, -96.87°
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San Jerónimo Coatlán
49.8°
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13,721 km

Qibla Details for San Jerónimo Coatlán

Qibla Angle49.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing87.7°
Distance to Kaaba13,721 km / 8,526 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude16.2321°
Longitude-96.8705°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in San Jerónimo Coatlán?

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

How far is San Jerónimo Coatlán from Mecca?

The distance from San Jerónimo Coatlán to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,721 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in San Jerónimo Coatlán?

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 Jerónimo Coatlán, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Jerónimo Coatlán?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Jerónimo Coatlán is 49.8° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 49.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in San Jerónimo Coatlán

The Qibla direction from San Jerónimo Coatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico is 49.8° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,721 km (8,526 miles) away. Geographically, San Jerónimo Coatlán 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 Jerónimo Coatlán, this means facing northeast (49.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Jerónimo Coatlán

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 87.7° from San Jerónimo Coatlán. 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 San Jerónimo Coatlán

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 Jerónimo Coatlán. 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.