Poço do Canto Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Poço do Canto, Guarda, Portugal
Qibla Details for Poço do Canto
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Poço do Canto?
The Qibla direction from Poço do Canto, Guarda, Portugal is 101.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Poço do Canto should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Poço do Canto from Mecca?
The distance from Poço do Canto to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,911 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Poço do Canto?
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 Poço do Canto, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Poço do Canto?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Poço do Canto is 101.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Poço do Canto
The Qibla direction from Poço do Canto, Guarda, Portugal is 101.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,911 km (3,052 miles) away. Geographically, Poço do Canto sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-southeast.
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 Poço do Canto, this means facing east-southeast (101.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Poço do Canto
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (101.6°), 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 116.1° from Poço do Canto. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.6°.
Using a compass in Poço do Canto
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Poço do Canto. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 101.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.