Cerro Largo Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Cerro Largo, Herrera, Panama

Qibla: 62° ENE
Distance: 12,787 km
Coords: 7.83°, -80.83°
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Cerro Largo
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12,787 km

Qibla Details for Cerro Largo

Qibla Angle62° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing83.3°
Distance to Kaaba12,787 km / 7,945 mi
RegionHerrera
Latitude7.8338°
Longitude-80.8317°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Cerro Largo?

The Qibla direction from Cerro Largo, Herrera, Panama is 62° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cerro Largo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Cerro Largo from Mecca?

The distance from Cerro Largo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,787 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Cerro Largo?

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 Cerro Largo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cerro Largo?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cerro Largo is 62° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Cerro Largo

The Qibla direction from Cerro Largo, Herrera, Panama is 62° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,787 km (7,945 miles) away. Geographically, Cerro Largo 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 Cerro Largo, this means facing east-northeast (62°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cerro Largo

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62°), 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 83.3° from Cerro Largo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62°.

Using a compass in Cerro Largo

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cerro Largo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.