Tola Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tola, Rivas, Nicaragua
Qibla Details for Tola
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tola?
The Qibla direction from Tola, Rivas, Nicaragua is 58.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tola should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tola from Mecca?
The distance from Tola to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,073 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tola?
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 Tola, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tola?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tola is 58.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 85.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.3°.
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Qibla: 58.3°
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Finding Qibla Direction in Tola
The Qibla direction from Tola, Rivas, Nicaragua is 58.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,073 km (8,123 miles) away. Geographically, Tola sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Tola, this means facing east-northeast (58.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tola
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58.3°), 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 85.3° from Tola. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58.3°.
Using a compass in Tola
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tola. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 58.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.