San Félix Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Félix, Paysandú, Uruguay
Qibla Details for San Félix
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Félix?
The Qibla direction from San Félix, Paysandú, Uruguay is 75.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Félix should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Félix from Mecca?
The distance from San Félix to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,988 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Félix?
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 San Félix, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Félix?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Félix is 75.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 60.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in San Félix
The Qibla direction from San Félix, Paysandú, Uruguay is 75.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,988 km (7,449 miles) away. Geographically, San Félix sits to the west-southwest 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 San Félix, this means facing east-northeast (75.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Félix
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (75.4°), 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 60.2° from San Félix. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.4°.
Using a compass in San Félix
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Félix. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 75.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.