Empire City Casino in Yonkers is 16.0 miles straight-line from Manhattan and 16.0 miles straight-line from NYC. Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time.
For this query, the useful fixed facts are the venue's position, its documented scale at a published point in time, and the reference places for which a straight-line measurement is available. Publicly published reference sources place the venue in Yonkers, New York, at coordinates 40.918021, -73.86529; facility figures like floor area and machine count describe a documented moment and can change as properties are rebuilt or expanded.
Where the venue is fixed
The venue commonly referred to in this query is the Yonkers property publicly published as Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino. Its documented city is Yonkers in the state of New York.
Using the supplied coordinates, the site lies in the southeastern part of New York State. The location source also places the complex near the New York City border, which helps explain why the documented straight-line figures to Manhattan and NYC are the same in this set.
The documented coordinates are 40.918021 latitude and -73.86529 longitude. If you want to measure from your own starting point, use those coordinates in any standard mapping tool and compare your position to the venue's fixed point rather than relying on someone else's origin city.
Documented venue facts at a published point in time
Publicly published reference sources describe this Yonkers venue with 7,500 slot machines, 120,000 square feet of gaming space, and an opening year of 1899 for the original racing facility. The owner named in the supplied reference is Vici Properties.
Those figures are useful for understanding the size and historical footprint of the site, but they should be read as documented reference points rather than guaranteed current conditions. Ownership, branding, and facility totals can change over time.
All documented straight-line distances in this query set
The table below lists every injected reference pair available for this venue. Every mileage figure is a great-circle measurement, which means a straight-line calculation between coordinates rather than a road route.
| 参照点 | 直线英里 | 测量类型 |
|---|---|---|
| sacramento | 2503.9 | great-circle |
| san antonio | 1593.5 | great-circle |
| toronto | 339.3 | great-circle |
| houston | 1430.3 | great-circle |
| ford field | 483.9 | great-circle |
| san antonio texas | 1593.5 | great-circle |
| washington dc | 217.3 | great-circle |
| nyc | 16.0 | great-circle |
| modesto | 2499.8 | great-circle |
| new orleans | 1181.6 | great-circle |
| charleston reddit | 652.3 | great-circle |
| san francisco | 2569.9 | great-circle |
| rehoboth beach delaware | 164.8 | great-circle |
| lake george | 173.5 | great-circle |
| daytona beach | 905.4 | great-circle |
| sacramento airport | 2506.3 | great-circle |
| houston texas | 1430.3 | great-circle |
| lax | 2463.8 | great-circle |
| manhattan | 16.0 | great-circle |
| chicago | 715.6 | great-circle |
| charlotte | 546.1 | great-circle |
| bourbon street | 2236.4 | great-circle |
| san jose | 2553.7 | great-circle |
| topeka kansas | 1160.1 | great-circle |
| syracuse | 188.0 | great-circle |
| arlington tx | 1400.5 | great-circle |
| denton tx | 1383.2 | great-circle |
| atlanta | 760.4 | great-circle |
| atlantic city | 111.5 | great-circle |
| biloxi | 1111.5 | great-circle |
| boston | 175.9 | great-circle |
| buffalo | 291.4 | great-circle |
| dallas | 1382.2 | great-circle |
| denver | 1632.8 | great-circle |
| detroit | 483.9 | great-circle |
| gulfport | 1118.2 | great-circle |
| henderson | 2228.9 | great-circle |
| kansas city | 1100.7 | great-circle |
| lake charles | 1309.8 | great-circle |
| las vegas | 2233.6 | great-circle |
| laughlin | 2233.0 | great-circle |
| los angeles | 2452.4 | great-circle |
| miami | 1107.4 | great-circle |
| milwaukee | 737.3 | great-circle |
| minneapolis | 1017.9 | great-circle |
| niagara falls | 307.1 | great-circle |
| oklahoma city | 1333.9 | great-circle |
| orlando | 954.7 | great-circle |
| palm springs | 2369.8 | great-circle |
| philadelphia | 95.4 | great-circle |
| phoenix | 2147.5 | great-circle |
| pittsburgh | 321.9 | great-circle |
| portland | 2440.3 | great-circle |
| reno | 2397.7 | great-circle |
| san diego | 2435.1 | great-circle |
| seattle | 2401.8 | great-circle |
| shreveport | 1245.0 | great-circle |
| st louis | 880.3 | great-circle |
| tampa | 1020.0 | great-circle |
| temecula | 2410.2 | great-circle |
| tulsa | 1234.3 | great-circle |
| tunica | 988.8 | great-circle |
Why straight-line distance and real travel diverge
A straight-line figure is useful because it fixes the venue's position relative to a known point without depending on traffic, detours, or route choice. It is a geometric measurement between coordinates, not an estimate of how someone will travel.
Road distance is longer because real networks have to bend around terrain, water, built-up areas, and limited crossing points. In a northeastern setting like Yonkers, state lines, river crossings, one-way systems, and the shape of the local street network can all push the traveled route away from the direct line.
That is why this article labels every mileage value as great-circle or straight-line and does not convert any of them into driving miles or trip duration. If a reader needs the route they will personally take, the right method is to enter the venue coordinates or venue name into a live mapping service from their own starting point.
How to read the reference points
The injected comparison set mixes cities, districts, landmarks, and a few alternate place labels. Some entries are duplicates in practical terms, such as san antonio and san antonio texas, houston and houston texas, and manhattan and nyc in this matrix, but they are listed separately here because they are separately documented pairs.
The same principle applies to ford field and detroit, which share the same published straight-line figure in this set. That does not mean every route on the ground is interchangeable; it only means the documented coordinate-to-reference calculation resolves to the same mileage pair here.
If the place you care about is not in the table, this article cannot measure that straight-line pair. In that case, use the venue's fixed coordinates, 40.918021 and -73.86529, and compare them against your own origin in a mapping tool that supports coordinate search.
What to confirm before you go
Before setting out, confirm the changeable things this article does not publish: current access arrangements, parking setup, entry policies, amenities in service, event use of the site, and any on-property construction or reconfiguration. The authoritative current answer lives on the venue's own location, contact, parking, and guest-services pages.
If you are comparing this site with another casino property, confirm that both venues are being measured the same way. A straight-line figure from a published reference source and a road-route figure from a live map answer different questions, so they should not be treated as interchangeable.
FAQ
Is Empire City Casino in New York City?
The documented city is Yonkers, New York, not New York City. Publicly published reference sources also place it near the New York City border, and the straight-line matrix lists both Manhattan and NYC at 16.0 miles straight-line, which helps show the site's regional position without turning that into a road-mile claim.
How far is Empire City Casino Yonkers from my location?
Your location is not fixed in this article, so that exact pair cannot be guessed. What is fixed is the venue position: Yonkers, New York, at coordinates 40.918021, -73.86529. Measure from your own starting point by entering those coordinates into a mapping tool, and treat any table mileage here as straight-line only, not road distance.
Can I use these mile figures to estimate driving time?
No. Every distance published here is a great-circle measurement, and road travel is always longer. Travel on the ground depends on route choice, crossings, traffic controls, and network shape, so this article does not turn straight-line miles into driving miles or trip duration. For a live route, use the venue's coordinates or name in a current mapping service.
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