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

Catfish Bend Casino 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.

Where the venue is fixed

Catfish Bend Casino is in Burlington, Iowa. Publicly published reference sources identify it as part of the FunCity Resort! Entertainment Complex owned by Great River Entertainment.

The documented coordinates are 40.822756, -91.139355. Those coordinates place the venue in the southeastern part of Iowa, near the state's eastern side when described in broad directional terms.

Documented straight-line distances

The figures below are great-circle measurements from the venue to the named reference points. They are useful for orientation, but they are not road miles and should not be read as what a car trip will cover.

How to read these miles correctly

A straight-line figure is the shortest path between two coordinate points on the earth's surface. It is best understood as a map-orientation tool: it shows relative closeness in a geometric sense, not what your actual route will demand.

Real travel is longer because roads have to follow the available network rather than a direct line. Water crossings, local street patterns, regional road layouts, detours created by terrain, and the practical effects of crossing state lines can all lengthen a trip beyond the great-circle figure.

That difference matters most when readers try to convert a mileage figure directly into a drive. This article deliberately does not do that conversion, because the documented measurements here are straight-line only.

Regional position in plain terms

Because the venue's coordinates are documented, the fixed part of the answer is clear even when a reader's own starting point is not. Catfish Bend Casino is in Burlington, in the state of Iowa, and its latitude and longitude place it in southeastern Iowa.

The coordinate pair also supports a simple directional reading within the state: the venue is on Iowa's eastern side rather than its western side. That kind of description is stable in a way that live routing information is not.

What the distance matrix does and does not cover

The published matrix gives many reference points, from nearby Midwestern cities to much farther destinations. For example, the documented straight-line distance is 159.7 miles to St Louis, 217.6 miles to Kansas City, and 306.9 miles to Minneapolis, all as great-circle measurements.

It also includes longer comparisons such as 1332.5 miles to Las Vegas, 1601.8 miles to Seattle, and 1676.5 miles to San Francisco, again as straight-line figures only. Those longer entries are useful for broad geographic context, but they should not be treated as route planning numbers.

If you came here looking for a distance from a place that is not named in the table, this article cannot measure that pair. In that case, use the venue's documented coordinates and compare them with your own starting point in a mapping tool that lets you choose whether you want straight-line measurement or an actual route.

Ownership and site context

Publicly published reference sources identify the owner as Great River Entertainment. The same sources describe the casino as part of the FunCity Resort! Entertainment Complex.

Ownership, branding, and surrounding site use can change over time, so that should be read as a documented point-in-time description rather than a permanent guarantee. The fixed geographic coordinates are usually the most stable part of the picture.

What to confirm before you go

Before traveling, confirm the changeable parts on the venue's own contact and visitor information channels. The most important items are current operating status, entrance arrangements, parking setup, hotel availability if relevant to your trip, and any property-specific access notes.

If you are comparing your own origin point with the venue, confirm whether you need a straight-line measurement for context or a routed trip for transport planning. A map service can show both, but they answer different questions.

If you are checking a facility detail beyond location and ownership, verify it on the property's own current materials. Publicly published reference sources are useful for orientation, but venue figures and branding can be revised.

FAQ

Is Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington, Iowa?

Yes. Publicly published reference sources place Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington, Iowa. The documented coordinates are 40.822756, -91.139355, which support a fixed geographic description even when travel routes and local access details change.

How far is Catfish Bend Casino from Chicago?

The documented figure is 196.3 miles in straight-line distance, measured as great-circle. That is not the same as road mileage, and this article does not publish driving distance or travel time because real routes are always longer and depend on the available road network.

Can this article tell me how far Catfish Bend Casino is from my location?

Not directly, because your starting point is not fixed here. What this article can give you is the venue's fixed position in Burlington, Iowa, its documented coordinates, and a table of published straight-line comparisons to named reference points so you can place it on the map.

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