Catfish Bend Casino Burlington Iowa: Fixed Location and Documented Straight-Line Distances

Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington, Iowa sits 196.3 miles from Chicago in straight-line distance. Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time.

The venue's fixed position

The fixed point in this query is the venue itself: Catfish Bend Casino is in Burlington, Iowa, at documented coordinates 40.822756, -91.139355. Publicly published reference sources also describe it as part of the FunCity Resort! Entertainment Complex owned by Great River Entertainment.

That gives you the part of the answer that does not move. What changes from reader to reader is the starting point, which is why a straight-line table is useful for orientation but not a substitute for route planning.

Documented straight-line distances

The figures below are great-circle measurements from the venue's coordinates to each documented reference point. They are orientation figures only: road routes are longer because real trips follow available roads, bridges, state lines, and street networks rather than a direct line across the map.

Why straight-line distance and real travel differ

A straight-line number is drawn from one coordinate pair to another. Real trips are constrained by the route network, so a driver or passenger does not move in a geometric line from 40.822756, -91.139355 to the destination point.

Several things create the gap between the map line and the route you would really take. Terrain can force detours, water crossings may require a bridge or a longer approach, urban street grids funnel traffic onto certain corridors, and crossing from one state into another can limit where practical routes exist. That is why the same destination can have one simple straight-line figure but several different route options depending on where you begin and what mode of transport you use.

This is also why the article stays with great-circle figures only. They are stable orientation data, while road mileage and trip duration depend on live routing conditions that are outside the scope of a fixed location guide.

Where Burlington, Iowa sits in regional terms

The venue is in Burlington, in the state of Iowa. From the documented coordinates, it sits in the eastern part of Iowa because its longitude is far to the east within the state, and in the southern part of Iowa because its latitude places it below the state's midpoint.

So, at a plain directional level, Catfish Bend Casino is in southeast Iowa. That regional description is useful if you are comparing it with reference points in Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, or farther afield, because it tells you the property is not in western or northern Iowa.

How to use the table if your starting point is not listed

The keyword here names a fixed venue rather than a start point, so the article can only publish distances for the reference pairs that have been documented. If the exact pair you care about is not in the table, this article cannot measure that segment for you.

The practical way to continue is simple: use the venue coordinates, 40.822756 and -91.139355, in your preferred map tool, then measure from your own origin. If you are comparing several possible starting cities, the table above can still help you place Burlington relative to known points such as St Louis at 159.7 straight-line miles, Chicago at 196.3 straight-line miles, Kansas City at 217.6 straight-line miles, Minneapolis at 306.9 straight-line miles, or Denver at 733.1 straight-line miles.

Ownership and place identity

Publicly published reference sources identify the property as Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington, Iowa, with Great River Entertainment named as owner. Those place and ownership labels matter because casino properties can be sold, renamed, expanded, or reconfigured over time, while the geographic coordinate remains the cleanest way to identify the fixed site.

The same sources note that the casino began as a riverboat casino on November 16, 1994 and moved onto land in 2007. For a location-focused reader, that history is mainly useful because it explains why older references may describe the venue differently from newer ones.

What to confirm before you go

Before travelling, confirm the live details that a fixed geography article does not publish. That includes current opening status, operating hours, parking arrangements, lodging availability, and any venue-specific access instructions.

The authoritative place to check those items is the property's own contact and visitor information channels. If you are planning a route, use the venue name together with the documented coordinates to verify the current road approach in a live mapping service, because that is where closures, detours, and present-day routing logic are reflected.

FAQ

Is Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington or somewhere nearby?

The documented location places Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington, Iowa. For fixed-position purposes, the clearest identifier is the coordinate pair 40.822756, -91.139355, which anchors the site more precisely than a general regional description. Publicly published reference sources also associate the property with Great River Entertainment.

How far is Catfish Bend Casino from Chicago?

The documented figure is 196.3 miles in straight-line distance from Catfish Bend Casino to Chicago. That is a great-circle measurement, not a road figure. If you need the current route someone would really drive or ride, you would need to check a live mapping tool, because real roads do not follow a direct line.

Can this article tell me my driving distance to the casino?

No. This article only uses documented great-circle distances, and it states plainly that road distance is longer than straight-line distance. It also does not publish driving time. If your exact starting point is not one of the documented reference pairs in the table, use the venue coordinates in a map tool to measure from your own location.

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