Hato Arriba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hato Arriba, Puerto Rico, United States
Qibla Details for Hato Arriba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hato Arriba?
The Qibla direction from Hato Arriba, Puerto Rico, United States is 64.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hato Arriba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hato Arriba from Mecca?
The distance from Hato Arriba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 10,923 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hato Arriba?
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 Hato Arriba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hato Arriba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hato Arriba is 64.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hato Arriba
The Qibla direction from Hato Arriba, Puerto Rico, United States is 64.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 10,923 km (6,787 miles) away. Geographically, Hato Arriba sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
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 Hato Arriba, this means facing east-northeast (64.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hato Arriba
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.1°), 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 88.3° from Hato Arriba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.1°.
Using a compass in Hato Arriba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hato Arriba. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.