Arcos de Valdevez Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Qibla Details for Arcos de Valdevez
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Arcos de Valdevez?
The Qibla direction from Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo, Portugal is 101.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Arcos de Valdevez should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Arcos de Valdevez from Mecca?
The distance from Arcos de Valdevez to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,024 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Arcos de Valdevez?
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 Arcos de Valdevez, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Arcos de Valdevez?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Arcos de Valdevez is 101.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Arcos de Valdevez
The Qibla direction from Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo, Portugal is 101.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,024 km (3,122 miles) away. Geographically, Arcos de Valdevez 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 Arcos de Valdevez, this means facing east-southeast (101.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Arcos de Valdevez
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (101.5°), 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 116.7° from Arcos de Valdevez. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.5°.
Using a compass in Arcos de Valdevez
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Arcos de Valdevez. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 101.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.