San Nicolás Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Nicolás, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Qibla Details for San Nicolás
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Nicolás?
The Qibla direction from San Nicolás, Tamaulipas, Mexico is 44.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Nicolás should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Nicolás from Mecca?
The distance from San Nicolás to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,229 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Nicolás?
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 San Nicolás, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Nicolás?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Nicolás is 44.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 91.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Nicolás
The Qibla direction from San Nicolás, Tamaulipas, Mexico is 44.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,229 km (8,220 miles) away. Geographically, San Nicolás 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 San Nicolás, this means facing northeast (44.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Nicolás
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (44.6°), 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 91.5° from San Nicolás. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 44.6°.
Using a compass in San Nicolás
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Nicolás. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 44.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.