Las Bocas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Las Bocas, Sonora, Mexico
Qibla Details for Las Bocas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Las Bocas?
The Qibla direction from Las Bocas, Sonora, Mexico is 34.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Las Bocas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Las Bocas from Mecca?
The distance from Las Bocas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,743 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Las Bocas?
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 Las Bocas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Las Bocas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Las Bocas is 34.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 34.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Las Bocas
The Qibla direction from Las Bocas, Sonora, Mexico is 34.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,743 km (8,540 miles) away. Geographically, Las Bocas sits to the north-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 Las Bocas, this means facing northeast (34.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Las Bocas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (34.9°), 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 92.2° from Las Bocas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 34.9°.
Using a compass in Las Bocas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Las Bocas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 34.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.