Cherokee Casino's Fixed Position and the Blackjack Question

The Blackjack Answer Sits in One Documented Figure

The documented facility record for this venue lists 100 table games as of summer 2014, and blackjack is a standard table game at the property. The venue is Harrah's Cherokee, owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and operated by Caesars Entertainment, located in Cherokee, North Carolina on the site of the former Frontier Land theme park.

What this article cannot tell you is which specific table games are on the floor today, how many blackjack tables are open at any given hour, or what the table minimums are. Those change with staffing, demand, and the property's own floor configuration. The 100 table games figure is a documented point in time, not a live count.

Where the Venue Sits, and Why That Matters for the Trip

The venue's fixed coordinates are 35.46983 north latitude and -83.304807 west longitude, which places it in the town of Cherokee in western North Carolina, within the Blue Ridge mountain region of the state. The property opened on November 13, 1997, and its documented facility profile includes 320 hotel rooms and 22,025 square feet of gaming space.

Because the venue is fixed and the reader's starting point is not, any distance discussion has to begin from the venue's coordinates and work outward to reference points that are documented. The straight-line distances below are great-circle measurements, which is the shortest path along the Earth's surface between two coordinate pairs.

Straight-Line Distances to Documented Reference Points

The following table lists every reference point for which a straight-line distance to this venue is documented. Every figure is a great-circle measurement, not a road distance.

Every figure above is a straight-line measurement. Road distance is always longer, and this article does not publish road mileage or driving time. The difference between a straight-line figure and what a driver travels is not a rounding error; it is the entire shape of the route.

Why Straight-Line Miles Understate the Real Trip

A great-circle distance is the shortest arc between two points on a sphere. A road, by contrast, follows terrain, property lines, river crossings, and the existing highway network. In the southern Appalachians, where this venue sits, the gap between the two can be substantial.

The venue is in far western North Carolina, close to the Tennessee state line and within the Blue Ridge mountain system. Coordinates place it west of Charlotte and north of Atlanta, but the intervening landscape is mountainous, with river valleys and ridgelines that force roads into long switchbacks and indirect corridors. A straight-line figure of 139.7 miles to Charlotte does not describe the road route, which follows different geometry entirely.

Water and state boundaries add further divergence. The venue is near the headwaters of the Oconaluftee River, and the broader region is crossed by the Tennessee and Little Tennessee river systems. Crossing from North Carolina into Tennessee, Georgia, or South Carolina means following mountain passes and river crossings rather than a direct line. None of that is captured in a great-circle measurement.

Reading the Venue's Position from Its Coordinates

The coordinates 35.46983 north latitude place the venue in the southern half of the United States, roughly level with northern Georgia and the southern edge of the Appalachians. The longitude -83.304807 west places it well east of the Mississippi River, in the Eastern time zone, and west of the Atlantic coastal plain.

Relative to the documented reference points, the venue sits west of Charlotte, north of Atlanta, east of Nashville, and southwest of Washington DC. Those directional statements are supported by the coordinate pairs alone. The venue is not on a coast, not in a major metro area, and not on an interstate corridor in the way a reader from a larger city might assume. It is a mountain-region property, and the access routes reflect that geography.

What to Confirm Before You Go

The blackjack answer in this article rests on a documented table games count from summer 2014, which is a point-in-time figure, not a current floor map. Before travelling, confirm with the property's own gaming floor page or guest services line whether blackjack is currently offered, how many tables are open, and what the table minimums are on the day you plan to arrive.

The same applies to the facility figures: 320 hotel rooms and 22,025 square feet of gaming space are documented from publicly published reference sources and are revised as properties are rebuilt and expanded. Room availability, table game hours, and floor configuration all change independently of any static figure. The venue's own booking page and published hours page hold the current answers.

FAQ

Does Cherokee Casino have blackjack?

The documented facility record lists 100 table games as of summer 2014, and blackjack is a standard table game at the property. What this article cannot confirm is the current number of blackjack tables, their hours, or their minimums. Those change with floor configuration and demand. Confirm with the property's gaming floor page or guest services line before travelling.

How far is Cherokee Casino from Charlotte?

The documented straight-line distance between the venue and Charlotte, North Carolina is 139.7 miles, measured as a great-circle arc between coordinate pairs. Road distance is longer, and this article does not publish road mileage or driving time. The actual route follows mountain corridors and river valleys, so the straight-line figure understates the real trip substantially.

Where exactly is Cherokee Casino located?

The venue sits at coordinates 35.46983 north latitude and -83.304807 west longitude, in the town of Cherokee, North Carolina, on the site of the former Frontier Land theme park. It is in far western North Carolina, within the Blue Ridge mountain region, west of Charlotte and north of Atlanta. The property is owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and operated by Caesars Entertainment.

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