Rio de Mel Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rio de Mel, Guarda, Portugal
Qibla Details for Rio de Mel
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rio de Mel?
The Qibla direction from Rio de Mel, Guarda, Portugal is 101.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rio de Mel should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rio de Mel from Mecca?
The distance from Rio de Mel to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,917 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rio de Mel?
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 Rio de Mel, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rio de Mel?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rio de Mel is 101.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 115.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Rio de Mel
The Qibla direction from Rio de Mel, Guarda, Portugal is 101.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,917 km (3,055 miles) away. Geographically, Rio de Mel 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 Rio de Mel, this means facing east-southeast (101.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rio de Mel
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (101.3°), 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 115.8° from Rio de Mel. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.3°.
Using a compass in Rio de Mel
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rio de Mel. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 101.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.