Ponte da Barca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Qibla Details for Ponte da Barca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ponte da Barca?
The Qibla direction from Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal is 101.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ponte da Barca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ponte da Barca from Mecca?
The distance from Ponte da Barca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,014 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ponte da Barca?
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 Ponte da Barca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ponte da Barca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ponte da Barca is 101.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ponte da Barca
The Qibla direction from Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal is 101.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,014 km (3,116 miles) away. Geographically, Ponte da Barca 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 Ponte da Barca, this means facing east-southeast (101.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ponte da Barca
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 116.7° from Ponte da Barca. 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 Ponte da Barca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ponte da Barca. 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.