Cais do Pico Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cais do Pico, Açores, Portugal
Qibla Details for Cais do Pico
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cais do Pico?
The Qibla direction from Cais do Pico, Açores, Portugal is 85.4° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cais do Pico should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cais do Pico from Mecca?
The distance from Cais do Pico to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,690 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cais do Pico?
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 Cais do Pico, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cais do Pico?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cais do Pico is 85.4° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 106.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 85.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Cais do Pico
The Qibla direction from Cais do Pico, Açores, Portugal is 85.4° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,690 km (4,157 miles) away. Geographically, Cais do Pico sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 Cais do Pico, this means facing east (85.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cais do Pico
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (85.4°), 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 106.3° from Cais do Pico. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 85.4°.
Using a compass in Cais do Pico
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cais do Pico. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 85.4° (east) and shows ALIGNED.