Charles Town Casino Location and Straight-Line Distance Guide

Charles Town casino sits 52.2 miles from Washington DC in a straight-line measurement, 225.7 miles from NYC in a straight-line measurement, and 137.8 miles from Pittsburgh in a straight-line measurement. Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel times.

The fixed place in question is Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Charles Town, West Virginia. Publicly published reference sources also place it at coordinates 39.2956497, -77.8486061; facility figures and ownership details describe a documented point in time and can change if a property is expanded, rebuilt, sold, or rebranded.

Where the venue is fixed on the map

For a reader searching “charles town casino,” the useful starting point is the venue’s fixed location rather than any assumed starting city. The documented location is Charles Town, West Virginia, and the documented coordinates are 39.2956497 latitude and -77.8486061 longitude.

Those coordinates place the venue in the northern hemisphere and western hemisphere. In regional terms, the property is in West Virginia, and the published source text identifies Charles Town as the host city.

Documented venue facts at this location

Publicly published reference sources describe this property as a casino, hotel, and Thoroughbred horse racing complex. The same sources document 3,500 slot machines, 153 hotel rooms, and an opening date of December 2, 1933.

The ownership line published in those references states that it is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. Because ownership and operating structures can change, readers using this article later should treat that as a documented snapshot rather than a permanent condition.

Published straight-line distances from the venue

The distance figures below are all straight-line measurements from the venue to named reference points. Every entry is a great-circle figure, which means it is useful for geographic orientation but not a substitute for road mileage.

Why straight-line distance and real travel differ

A straight-line figure is the shortest path over the earth’s surface between two coordinates. Real travel almost never follows that path, because roads must work around terrain, water crossings, private land, built-up areas, and the shape of the available road network.

State boundaries can matter too, not because a straight line changes, but because the usable road connections across those boundaries may force detours. That is why a great-circle figure is best read as orientation: it tells you how far apart two points are geographically, while the practical route will be longer.

This matters especially when readers try to convert a map distance into a same-day plan. A straight-line number can tell you whether a city is relatively near or far from Charles Town, but it cannot tell you what route you will use or how long the trip will take.

How to read the venue’s regional position

The location source places the venue in Charles Town, West Virginia. The coordinates give a fixed point for map tools, and the published reference distances show that the property is geographically much closer to Washington DC at 52.2 straight-line miles than to farther reference cities such as Chicago at 543.0 straight-line miles, Dallas at 1148.1 straight-line miles, or Los Angeles at 2249.2 straight-line miles.

That does not mean those places are reachable in any comparable way by road. It only means the venue’s fixed position in West Virginia can be compared to each reference point on the same great-circle basis.

If your starting point is not in the table

This article can only measure the venue against the reference points listed above. If you wanted a straight-line figure from another city, neighborhood, airport, or your own location, that specific pair is not one this article can measure unless it appears in the published list.

The practical workaround is simple: use the venue coordinates 39.2956497, -77.8486061 in a map tool and measure from your own starting point there. If your tool offers both straight-line and route distance, treat them as different measurements serving different purposes.

What to confirm before you go

Before traveling, confirm the changeable details that a fixed-location article cannot safely freeze in time. That includes the property’s current branding, the current owner-operator presentation, hotel availability, parking arrangements, venue access instructions, and any on-site amenity details.

The authoritative current answers live on the property’s own official location, hotel, and contact pages, or through its guest services channel. If you are comparing map tools, make sure the pin matches Charles Town, West Virginia and the coordinates listed here, because similarly named places can create avoidable errors.

FAQ

Is Charles Town casino the same place as Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races?

Yes. The documented venue record uses the name Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, and the keyword “charles town casino” points to that same physical property in Charles Town, West Virginia. When checking maps or official property information, matching the city and the coordinates is the safest way to confirm you have the right place.

Can I use the mileage in this article as driving distance?

No. Every mileage figure in this article is a straight-line, great-circle measurement between the venue and a named reference point. Road distance is always longer, sometimes materially longer, because actual routes must follow the available network rather than the shortest possible line across the map.

Does this article tell me how far the casino is from my location?

Only if your starting point appears in the published reference list. Your location is not fixed in the article, but the venue is: Charles Town, West Virginia at 39.2956497, -77.8486061. If your city or landmark is not listed in the table, use those coordinates in a map tool to measure from your own starting point.

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