Vila Chã de Ourique Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Vila Chã de Ourique, Santarém, Portugal
Qibla Details for Vila Chã de Ourique
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Vila Chã de Ourique?
The Qibla direction from Vila Chã de Ourique, Santarém, Portugal is 98.6° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vila Chã de Ourique should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Vila Chã de Ourique from Mecca?
The distance from Vila Chã de Ourique to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,001 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Vila Chã de Ourique?
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 Vila Chã de Ourique, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vila Chã de Ourique?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vila Chã de Ourique is 98.6° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 113.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 98.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Vila Chã de Ourique
The Qibla direction from Vila Chã de Ourique, Santarém, Portugal is 98.6° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,001 km (3,107 miles) away. Geographically, Vila Chã de Ourique sits to the 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 Vila Chã de Ourique, this means facing east (98.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vila Chã de Ourique
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (98.6°), 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 113.1° from Vila Chã de Ourique. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 98.6°.
Using a compass in Vila Chã de Ourique
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vila Chã de Ourique. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 98.6° (east) and shows ALIGNED.