From New York City, the nearest documented casino venue in this reference set is Yonkers at 16.0 miles straight-line. Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time.
What this article can measure
For this topic, the fixed point is New York City, documented at coordinates 40.7128, -74.0061. Publicly published reference sources in this set document 318 venue-to-city distance measurements to New York City, but the list shown here is not a complete list of casinos in New York State or anywhere else.
That matters because a distance article can only state the venue pairs that are explicitly documented. It can show where the nearest documented venues sit relative to New York City, but it cannot claim a statewide total or fill in missing properties that are not part of this reference set.
Documented straight-line distances from New York City
| 参照点 | 直线英里 | 测量类型 |
|---|---|---|
| Yonkers | 16.0 | great-circle |
| Parx | 64.6 | great-circle |
| Wind Creek Bethlehem | 71.2 | great-circle |
| Bethlehem | 71.2 | great-circle |
| Mount Airy | 74.1 | great-circle |
| Monticello | 75.6 | great-circle |
| Valley Forge | 85.5 | great-circle |
| Ocean Casino | 95.8 | great-circle |
| Showboat | 95.9 | great-circle |
| Delaware Park | 112.1 | great-circle |
Every figure in the table is a great-circle measurement. That means a direct line between coordinates, not the path a car, bus, or train would follow on the ground.
Why straight-line distance and real travel differ
Straight-line distance is useful because it gives a clean geographic comparison. It answers which documented venue is physically closest to New York City in pure spatial terms, without mixing in route design, bridges, tunnels, local street patterns, or state-border detours.
Real travel is longer because transport networks do not move in a perfect line. Water crossings, limited-access roads, one-way street systems, terrain, and the need to enter and leave built-up urban areas all add distance compared with a great-circle measurement.
Cross-state movement can add another layer of indirectness. A venue may be physically close on the map but still require a route that bends around rivers, developed corridors, or border-adjacent infrastructure, so the on-road path is longer than the line drawn between two coordinate points.
Where the nearest documented venues sit
The nearest documented venue in this set is Yonkers, in Yonkers, New York. Its documented coordinates are 40.918021, -73.86529, which place it north of New York City and slightly east of the city's documented coordinate point.
Among the other documented nearby venues listed here, Parx is in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, and Wind Creek Bethlehem is in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Mount Airy is in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. These entries show that once you move beyond Yonkers, the nearest documented venues in this set quickly extend into neighboring Pennsylvania as well as other out-of-state locations in the broader regional market.
The article topic is casinos in New York State, but the distance matrix here is anchored to New York City rather than to the state as a whole. That means the most defensible reading is geographic: which documented casino venues are nearest to New York City, and which of those are in New York State versus outside it.
What is documented for the closest New York venue
Because Yonkers is the nearest documented venue to New York City in this set, it is the clearest New York State example to anchor the geography. Publicly published reference sources describe Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York, with documented coordinates 40.918021, -73.86529.
Those same sources describe a documented gaming area of 120,000 square feet, 7,500 slot machines, an opening year of 1899, and ownership by Vici Properties. Facility figures like floor area and machine counts describe a documented point in time rather than a guarantee of the current layout, because properties are rebuilt, reconfigured, and rebranded over time.
How to read a state-level query carefully
A search for casinos in New York State can mean several different things: a full statewide list, the nearest casino to New York City, or a comparison of nearby venues across state lines. This article can only answer the distance part that is explicitly documented here.
It cannot state how many casinos New York State has in total, because this venue set is not a census. It can say that 318 venue-to-city pairs are documented to New York City in this reference set, and it can point you to the state, provincial, or tribal gaming regulator for a complete current list beyond the venues named here.
Using the distance table without over-reading it
The table is best used as a first-pass map aid. If your question is which documented venue is physically nearest to New York City, the answer in this set is Yonkers at 16.0 miles straight-line.
If your question is which venue is closest to your own home, workplace, or hotel, this article cannot resolve that unless your starting point is New York City itself. Your position changes; the venue coordinates do not. To measure from your own starting point, compare your location with the venue city and coordinate information, then use a mapping tool for current road routing.
What to confirm before you go
Before traveling, confirm the parts that change and are not published here: current opening hours, parking arrangements, room availability, event schedules, and any venue-specific access rules. The authoritative current answer is on the property's own official contact, visit, booking, or guest-services pages.
If you are trying to turn a straight-line figure into a real trip plan, check the live route in a current mapping service from your exact starting point on the day you plan to travel. That will account for the route options and restrictions that a great-circle measurement does not capture.
FAQ
Is Yonkers the closest casino to New York City?
Within the documented venue pairs shown here, Yonkers is the closest to New York City at 16.0 miles straight-line. That is a geographic answer based on the published matrix, not a claim about driving distance, travel time, or a complete census of every casino property in the state.
Does 16.0 miles mean a short drive?
No. The 16.0-mile figure is straight-line, also called great-circle distance. Real travel follows roads and crossings, so the actual route is longer. This article does not publish road mileage or trip time, and those are the details to verify in a current mapping service before leaving.
Can this article list every casino in New York State?
No. The documented venue set used for this article is not a complete statewide list. It supports a distance explanation from New York City and some venue location facts, but not a full census. For a complete current list, check the relevant state, provincial, or tribal gaming regulator.
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