El Sitio Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Sitio, Zacatecas, Mexico
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Sitio?
The Qibla direction from El Sitio, Zacatecas, Mexico is 43.5° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Sitio should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Sitio from Mecca?
The distance from El Sitio to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,644 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Sitio?
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 Sitio, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Sitio?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Sitio is 43.5° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in El Sitio
The Qibla direction from El Sitio, Zacatecas, Mexico is 43.5° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,644 km (8,478 miles) away. Geographically, El Sitio 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 Sitio, this means facing northeast (43.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Sitio
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.5°), 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 El Sitio. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.5°.
Using a compass in El Sitio
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 Sitio. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.5° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.