Harrah's Cherokee fixed location and distances

Harrah's Cherokee is 139.7 straight-line miles from Charlotte, the nearest major reference city in the supplied distance matrix. That figure is a great-circle measurement, not a road figure.

Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage, travel time, highway numbers, or exit details. The fixed position of the venue is what can be documented; the route from any reader's starting point is a separate question.

The fixed position

The venue sits in Cherokee, North Carolina, at coordinates 35.46983 north latitude and -83.304807 west longitude. Cherokee is in the western part of North Carolina, and the coordinates place the property in the mountainous region of the state near the Tennessee border.

The property opened on November 13, 1997, on the site of the former Frontier Land theme park. It is owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Documented straight-line distances

Every distance below is a great-circle measurement between two coordinate pairs. None of them is a road distance, and none should be read as a travel time.

Why straight-line and road distance differ

A great-circle line is the shortest path across the surface of the earth between two coordinate pairs. A road cannot follow that line. In western North Carolina, the terrain is mountainous, and the route network follows valleys, ridges, and passes rather than a direct bearing.

Water crossings, state boundaries, and the shape of the highway grid add further deviation. A reader travelling from a city that is 500 straight-line miles away may drive substantially farther, and the difference is not a fixed percentage; it depends on the specific corridor.

The venue's position near the Tennessee and Georgia borders means that trips from nearby states can cross a state line even when the straight-line distance is short. The coordinate pair is fixed; the road distance is not a property of the coordinates.

Regional position of the venue

The coordinates place the venue in the western portion of North Carolina, south of the Great Smoky Mountains and west of Asheville. The nearest large reference city in the matrix is Atlanta at 134.0 straight-line miles, followed by Charlotte at 139.7 straight-line miles.

Relative to other documented casino reference points, Bristol casino is the closest at 98.8 straight-line miles. Belterra is 245.8 straight-line miles away, and Scioto Downs is 302.5 straight-line miles away.

The venue is farther from the major casino centers of the West. Las Vegas is 1,776.2 straight-line miles away, and Los Angeles is 1,975.7 straight-line miles away. These figures describe the separation between fixed points, not the effort of reaching one from the other.

If the reader's starting point is not in the table

The venue's position is fixed at 35.46983, -83.304807. A reader's starting point is not. If a query asks for the distance from "me" or "my location," the article cannot resolve that reference point and will not guess a city.

A reader can measure the straight-line distance from their own coordinates using the same great-circle method, then compare it with the reference values above. The closest reference city in the table gives a sense of scale, but it is not a substitute for a route calculation.

For any pair not listed, the article does not publish a distance. If the reader's city is not in the table, the documented pairs above are the only ones available, and the reader should treat the nearest listed city as a benchmark only.

What to confirm before you go

The venue's physical position does not change, but everything around a trip does. Confirm the current road route and any seasonal closures through a mapping service, and check the venue's own published guest information for arrival details.

Facility figures such as room count, gaming floor area, and table game count are documented at specific points in time and may have changed through renovation or reconfiguration. The venue's published current information is the authoritative channel for what exists today.

Ownership and branding of casino properties change through sales and rebrands. The documented owner is the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, but the reader should confirm the current operating name and management before relying on any signage or booking detail.

FAQ

Does Harrah's Cherokee have roulette?

This article cannot confirm whether roulette is currently offered, because no game inventory is documented in the supplied facts. The venue's published table games information is the authoritative channel for the current lineup. The documented table game count is over 100 as of summer 2014, but that figure does not specify which games are present.

How far is Harrah's Cherokee from Charlotte?

Charlotte is 139.7 straight-line miles from the venue, measured as a great-circle distance between the two coordinate pairs. That is not a road distance. The driving route is longer, and this article does not publish road mileage or travel time.

What state is Harrah's Cherokee in?

The venue is in Cherokee, North Carolina, at coordinates 35.46983, -83.304807. The location is in the western part of the state, near the Tennessee border, and the property sits on the site of the former Frontier Land theme park.

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