Ribeira Seca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ribeira Seca, Açores, Portugal
Qibla Details for Ribeira Seca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ribeira Seca?
The Qibla direction from Ribeira Seca, Açores, Portugal is 86.6° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ribeira Seca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ribeira Seca from Mecca?
The distance from Ribeira Seca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,452 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ribeira Seca?
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 Ribeira Seca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ribeira Seca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ribeira Seca is 86.6° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 106.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 86.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ribeira Seca
The Qibla direction from Ribeira Seca, Açores, Portugal is 86.6° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,452 km (4,009 miles) away. Geographically, Ribeira Seca 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 Ribeira Seca, this means facing east (86.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ribeira Seca
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (86.6°), 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 106.2° from Ribeira Seca. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 86.6°.
Using a compass in Ribeira Seca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ribeira Seca. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 86.6° (east) and shows ALIGNED.