Quinta Do Conde Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Quinta Do Conde, Setúbal, Portugal
Qibla Details for Quinta Do Conde
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Quinta Do Conde?
The Qibla direction from Quinta Do Conde, Setúbal, Portugal is 97.8° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Quinta Do Conde should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Quinta Do Conde from Mecca?
The distance from Quinta Do Conde to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,015 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Quinta Do Conde?
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 Quinta Do Conde, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Quinta Do Conde?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Quinta Do Conde is 97.8° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 112.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Quinta Do Conde
The Qibla direction from Quinta Do Conde, Setúbal, Portugal is 97.8° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,015 km (3,116 miles) away. Geographically, Quinta Do Conde 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 Quinta Do Conde, this means facing east (97.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Quinta Do Conde
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (97.8°), 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 112.2° from Quinta Do Conde. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.8°.
Using a compass in Quinta Do Conde
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Quinta Do Conde. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 97.8° (east) and shows ALIGNED.