La Barreta Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from La Barreta, Querétaro, Mexico
Qibla Details for La Barreta
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in La Barreta?
The Qibla direction from La Barreta, Querétaro, Mexico is 44.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Barreta should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is La Barreta from Mecca?
The distance from La Barreta to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,656 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in La Barreta?
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 La Barreta, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Barreta?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Barreta is 44.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in La Barreta
The Qibla direction from La Barreta, Querétaro, Mexico is 44.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,656 km (8,485 miles) away. Geographically, La Barreta 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 La Barreta, this means facing northeast (44.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Barreta
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (44.9°), 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 89.7° from La Barreta. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.9°.
Using a compass in La Barreta
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in La Barreta. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 44.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.