La Subida Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from La Subida, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Qibla: 45.5° NE
Distance: 13,468 km
Coords: 21.91°, -99.10°
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La Subida
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13,468 km

Qibla Details for La Subida

Qibla Angle45.5° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing90.2°
Distance to Kaaba13,468 km / 8,369 mi
RegionSan Luis Potosí
Latitude21.9051°
Longitude-99.0989°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in La Subida?

The Qibla direction from La Subida, San Luis Potosí, Mexico is 45.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in La Subida should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is La Subida from Mecca?

The distance from La Subida to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,468 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in La Subida?

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 Subida, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in La Subida?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from La Subida is 45.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.5°.

Finding Qibla Direction in La Subida

The Qibla direction from La Subida, San Luis Potosí, Mexico is 45.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,468 km (8,369 miles) away. Geographically, La Subida 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 Subida, this means facing northeast (45.5°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in La Subida

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (45.5°), 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 90.2° from La Subida. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 45.5°.

Using a compass in La Subida

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 Subida. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 45.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.