El Roble Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from El Roble, Sinaloa, Mexico

Qibla: 39.1° NE
Distance: 13,850 km
Coords: 23.25°, -106.21°
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El Roble
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13,850 km

Qibla Details for El Roble

Qibla Angle39.1° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing90.8°
Distance to Kaaba13,850 km / 8,606 mi
RegionSinaloa
Latitude23.2456°
Longitude-106.2058°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in El Roble?

The Qibla direction from El Roble, Sinaloa, Mexico is 39.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Roble should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is El Roble from Mecca?

The distance from El Roble to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,850 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in El Roble?

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 El Roble, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Roble?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Roble is 39.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 39.1°.

Finding Qibla Direction in El Roble

The Qibla direction from El Roble, Sinaloa, Mexico is 39.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,850 km (8,606 miles) away. Geographically, El Roble 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 El Roble, this means facing northeast (39.1°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Roble

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (39.1°), 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 90.8° from El Roble. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 39.1°.

Using a compass in El Roble

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Roble. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 39.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.