Los Olvera Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Los Olvera, Querétaro, Mexico
Qibla Details for Los Olvera
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Los Olvera?
The Qibla direction from Los Olvera, Querétaro, Mexico is 45.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Los Olvera should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Los Olvera from Mecca?
The distance from Los Olvera to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,672 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Los Olvera?
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 Los Olvera, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Los Olvera?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Los Olvera is 45.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 89.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Los Olvera
The Qibla direction from Los Olvera, Querétaro, Mexico is 45.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,672 km (8,495 miles) away. Geographically, Los Olvera 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 Los Olvera, this means facing northeast (45.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Los Olvera
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.1°), 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 89.6° from Los Olvera. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.1°.
Using a compass in Los Olvera
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Los Olvera. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.