Vicente Camalote Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Vicente Camalote, Oaxaca, Mexico

Qibla: 48.9° NE
Distance: 13,528 km
Coords: 18.51°, -96.53°
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Vicente Camalote
48.9°
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13,528 km

Qibla Details for Vicente Camalote

Qibla Angle48.9° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing88.7°
Distance to Kaaba13,528 km / 8,406 mi
RegionOaxaca
Latitude18.5144°
Longitude-96.5292°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Vicente Camalote?

The Qibla direction from Vicente Camalote, Oaxaca, Mexico is 48.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vicente Camalote should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Vicente Camalote from Mecca?

The distance from Vicente Camalote to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,528 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Vicente Camalote?

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 Vicente Camalote, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vicente Camalote?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vicente Camalote is 48.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.9°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Vicente Camalote

The Qibla direction from Vicente Camalote, Oaxaca, Mexico is 48.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,528 km (8,406 miles) away. Geographically, Vicente Camalote 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 Vicente Camalote, this means facing northeast (48.9°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vicente Camalote

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (48.9°), 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 88.7° from Vicente Camalote. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 48.9°.

Using a compass in Vicente Camalote

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vicente Camalote. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 48.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.