The Fixed Point: Foxwoods Sits in Ledyard, Connecticut
Foxwoods Resort Casino is positioned at approximately 41.47°N latitude and 71.96°W longitude, which places it in Ledyard, Connecticut. The venue is documented as owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on their reservation. The resort's location is fixed; a reader's starting point is not, which is why every distance in this article is measured from the venue itself to a named reference city.
One straight-line reference point is particularly useful for orienting a reader in the Northeast: Foxwoods is 118.9 miles from New York City as the crow flies. That figure is a great-circle measurement, not a road distance. Road travel between the two points is longer, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time for any pair.
Why Straight-Line Distance Is Not a Travel Plan
A great-circle distance is the shortest path over the Earth's surface between two coordinates. It ignores every physical obstacle a vehicle must negotiate. The gap between a straight-line figure and an actual road route is caused by several factors: terrain, bodies of water, the shape of the road network, and state or municipal boundaries that force indirect routing.
In Foxwoods' case, the venue sits inland in southeastern Connecticut. A straight line to New York City crosses Long Island Sound, which a car cannot do without a bridge, tunnel, or ferry detour. A straight line to Boston crosses a mix of forested terrain and state borders. None of those realities are captured in a great-circle number, which is why the figure is labelled as straight-line in every instance below.
Documented Straight-Line Distances from Foxwoods
The following table lists reference points for which a straight-line measurement is available. Every row uses the same measurement type: great-circle distance in miles. These are not driving distances, and no travel time is implied or provided.
| Reference Point | Straight-Line Miles | Measurement Type |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 118.9 | great-circle |
| Manhattan | 118.9 | great-circle |
| Boston | 76.8 | great-circle |
| Philadelphia | 198.0 | great-circle |
| Atlantic City | 195.2 | great-circle |
| Washington DC | 320.5 | great-circle |
| Toronto | 406.5 | great-circle |
| Chicago | 808.0 | great-circle |
| Detroit | 572.9 | great-circle |
| Pittsburgh | 424.3 | great-circle |
| Charlotte | 645.9 | great-circle |
| Atlanta | 863.3 | great-circle |
| Miami | 1182.3 | great-circle |
| Orlando | 1038.9 | great-circle |
| New Orleans | 1285.5 | great-circle |
| Houston | 1536.4 | great-circle |
| Dallas | 1488.1 | great-circle |
| San Antonio | 1699.9 | great-circle |
| Kansas City | 1200.0 | great-circle |
| St. Louis | 982.6 | great-circle |
| Minneapolis | 1096.5 | great-circle |
| Denver | 1726.3 | great-circle |
| Phoenix | 2247.5 | great-circle |
| Las Vegas | 2328.8 | great-circle |
| Los Angeles | 2548.9 | great-circle |
| San Francisco | 2659.3 | great-circle |
| Seattle | 2471.9 | great-circle |
| Portland | 2515.2 | great-circle |
| Lake George | 161.8 | great-circle |
| Saratoga | 143.7 | great-circle |
| Syracuse | 240.0 | great-circle |
| Buffalo | 367.4 | great-circle |
| Niagara Falls | 381.4 | great-circle |
| Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | 251.6 | great-circle |
| Daytona Beach | 990.0 | great-circle |
| Tampa | 1106.7 | great-circle |
| Biloxi | 1214.8 | great-circle |
| Tulsa | 1338.0 | great-circle |
| Oklahoma City | 1437.7 | great-circle |
| Shreveport | 1351.3 | great-circle |
| Tunica | 1095.1 | great-circle |
| Lake Charles | 1415.5 | great-circle |
| Reno | 2485.5 | great-circle |
| Laughlin | 2329.8 | great-circle |
| Palm Springs | 2467.4 | great-circle |
| San Diego | 2533.6 | great-circle |
| Temecula | 2507.9 | great-circle |
| Henderson | 2324.3 | great-circle |
| Milwaukee | 823.7 | great-circle |
| Topeka, Kansas | 1259.0 | great-circle |
| Arlington, Texas | 1506.4 | great-circle |
| Denton, Texas | 1488.8 | great-circle |
For a reader asking about a specific pair not listed above, such as a distance from a personal starting point, this article cannot measure that segment. The venue's coordinates are fixed and published; the reader's own position is not part of this dataset. A reader can measure from their own starting point using the coordinates given in the first section and any standard mapping tool, which will produce a road distance and travel time appropriate to their route.
Foxwoods' Regional Position in the Northeast
Foxwoods sits in the southeastern corner of Connecticut, a state bordered by Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. The venue's coordinates place it east of the Connecticut River and north of the Sound. Its nearest documented major city by straight-line distance is Boston at 76.8 miles, followed by New York City at 118.9 miles.
The venue is not on a coast and not in a major metropolitan downtown. It is positioned inland within a rural-to-suburban part of the state. That inland position matters for travel planning: a straight line to any coastal city crosses water or requires a bridge or tunnel detour, and a straight line to any inland city crosses state lines and local road networks that do not follow a direct path.
The Video Blackjack Question and What Facility Figures Do Not Show
A reader asking whether Foxwoods has video blackjack is asking about a specific game offering on the casino floor. The documented facility figures for Foxwoods include 5,500 slot machines and 53 table games, but those categories do not specify whether any electronic or video blackjack terminals are present. A video blackjack machine can be classified as a slot machine, an electronic table game, or a hybrid product depending on the property's own categorisation, and no source in this article's reference set breaks out that subcategory.
What can be said is that Foxwoods is documented as having more than 5,500 slot machines and 53 table games across its casino spaces. Whether a specific video blackjack title or terminal is currently on the floor is a live operational detail. That detail changes as machines are rotated, leased, or replaced, and it is not captured in a static facility count. The authoritative current answer lives on the property's own gaming floor directory, its published slot and table game listings, or its guest services desk.
What to Confirm Before You Go
Several items about this venue are changeable and should be confirmed through the property's own channels before a reader travels. The venue's published reference sources document facility figures at a point in time; room counts, machine counts, and floor area are revised as properties are rebuilt and expanded. Ownership and branding of casino properties also change through sales and rebrands.
- Whether a specific video blackjack terminal or electronic table game is currently on the floor, and in which casino section it sits.
- Current operating hours for the specific casino area a reader plans to visit.
- Any entry, parking, or resort fee that applies on the day of arrival.
- Room availability and category if an overnight stay is planned.
- Road conditions and routing from the reader's own starting point, which this article does not provide.
The channel that holds the current answer is the property's own booking page, its published hours page, its gaming floor directory, or its guest services line. A reader should confirm the specific game question directly with the venue before making a trip based on it.
FAQ
Does Foxwoods have video blackjack?
This article cannot confirm a current video blackjack offering. Documented facility figures show 5,500 slot machines and 53 table games, but those categories do not specify whether video blackjack terminals are present. The current answer is a live operational detail best confirmed through the property's own gaming floor directory or guest services desk.
How far is Foxwoods from New York City?
Foxwoods is 118.9 miles from New York City as a straight-line, great-circle measurement. Road distance is longer because the route must cross or detour around Long Island Sound and follow the regional road network. This article does not publish driving mileage or travel time.
Where exactly is Foxwoods located?
Foxwoods Resort Casino is located in Ledyard, Connecticut, at approximately 41.47°N latitude and 71.96°W longitude. It is owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on their reservation. The venue sits inland in southeastern Connecticut, east of the Connecticut River and north of Long Island Sound.
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