Bacolor Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Bacolor, Agusan del Sur, Philippines

Qibla: 288.9° WNW
Distance: 8,487 km
Coords: 15.00°, 120.65°
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Bacolor
288.9°
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8,487 km

Qibla Details for Bacolor

Qibla Angle288.9° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing274.8°
Distance to Kaaba8,487 km / 5,274 mi
RegionAgusan del Sur
Latitude14.9984°
Longitude120.6526°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Bacolor?

The Qibla direction from Bacolor, Agusan del Sur, Philippines is 288.9° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bacolor should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Bacolor from Mecca?

The distance from Bacolor to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,487 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Bacolor?

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 Bacolor, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bacolor?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bacolor is 288.9° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 274.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.9°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Bacolor

The Qibla direction from Bacolor, Agusan del Sur, Philippines is 288.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,487 km (5,274 miles) away. Geographically, Bacolor sits to the east of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.

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 Bacolor, this means facing west-northwest (288.9°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bacolor

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (288.9°), 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 274.8° from Bacolor. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.9°.

Using a compass in Bacolor

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bacolor. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 288.9° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.