Harrah's Las Vegas: Fixed Position and Distances

Reading the Straight-Line Distances

The fixed position of Harrah's Las Vegas is 36.11944444, -115.17083333, which places it in Paradise, Nevada, on the Las Vegas Strip. The straight-line distance to Bourbon Street is 0.4 miles, and the straight-line distance to Caesars is 0.3 miles. Those figures are great-circle measurements, not road miles.

Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time. A straight-line figure is the shortest path over the earth's surface between two coordinate pairs; a road route must follow streets, highways, and legal turns, so it adds length. Anyone planning a trip should treat the numbers below as geometric references, not as a route planner.

Where the Venue Sits

Harrah's Las Vegas is centrally located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Paradise is an unincorporated town in Clark County, immediately south of the city of Las Vegas. The venue's coordinates place it on the west side of the Strip corridor, a short straight-line distance from several other documented reference points.

The property is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It opened on February 1, 1972, and the documented facility figures include 320 slot machines, 20 table games, and 2,542 hotel rooms across three buildings. Those figures come from publicly published reference sources and describe a documented point in time; room counts, machine counts, and floor area are revised as properties are rebuilt and expanded.

Straight-Line Distances to Reference Points

The table below lists every reference point supplied with a documented great-circle distance to Harrah's Las Vegas. All figures are straight-line miles, labelled as great-circle in the measurement type column. No road mileage appears in this article because road distance is not documented here.

Why Road Miles Differ from Straight-Line Miles

A great-circle distance is the shortest arc between two points on a sphere. It ignores terrain, water, road networks, and legal boundaries. A road route must follow a connected network, so it bends around mountains, crosses rivers at bridge points, and respects state and county road systems.

For a venue on the Las Vegas Strip, the difference between straight-line and road distance grows with the reference point. A point a few tenths of a mile away by straight line may require a much longer walk or drive because the Strip's pedestrian and vehicle paths are constrained. A point hundreds of miles away, such as San Francisco or Denver, involves interstate routing, mountain passes, and urban congestion, all of which add road miles beyond the great-circle figure.

Crossing state lines also changes the route. A straight line from Harrah's Las Vegas to a point in California or Arizona does not follow the legal road network; the actual drive must use available crossings and passes. Water bodies create the same effect. None of those factors appear in a straight-line table, which is why this article does not publish road mileage or travel time.

Where the Venue Sits in the Region

The coordinates 36.11944444, -115.17083333 place Harrah's Las Vegas in the southern part of Nevada, within the Las Vegas Valley. Relative to the city of Las Vegas, the venue sits south of the city's incorporated boundary, in Paradise. Relative to Henderson, the venue sits west and slightly north. Relative to Laughlin, it sits north. Those directional statements come only from the documented coordinate pairs.

Within the Strip corridor, the venue is close to several other documented reference points. The straight-line distance to Caesars is 0.3 miles, to Monte Carlo is 1.1 miles, and to Horseshoe is 3.9 miles. Those are all great-circle figures and do not reflect walking or driving paths along the Strip.

How to Measure from Your Own Starting Point

The venue's position is fixed; a reader's starting point is not. If a query asks for distance from "me" or "my location," this article cannot resolve that origin. Instead, use the venue's coordinates and your own current coordinates in any mapping tool that reports great-circle distance, or measure road distance in a routing application.

To get a road distance from your location, enter the venue's documented coordinates or its name into a mapping service and set your current location as the origin. The service will compute a road route, which will be longer than the straight-line figure. Confirm the route before travelling, because road closures, construction, and detours change the actual path.

What to Confirm Before You Go

Several items change and are not documented in this article. Confirm the current road route and any closures through a mapping service on the day of travel. Confirm the venue's current operating status, hours, and any entry requirements through the property's own published channels.

The documented facility figures—320 slot machines, 20 table games, and 2,542 hotel rooms—come from publicly published reference sources and describe a documented point in time. Properties are rebuilt and expanded, so current figures may differ. The owner and operator are documented as Vici Properties and Caesars Entertainment, but ownership and branding of casino properties change through sales and rebrands.

For any question about how long a venue keeps bank money in a slot machine, this article cannot answer that. Bank money handling, ticket redemption, and machine accounting are operational procedures set by the operator and are not part of the documented geographic or facility data supplied here. The authoritative current answer lives with the venue's own guest services or cage operations, not in a distance explainer.

FAQ

What is the straight-line distance from Harrah's Las Vegas to the Las Vegas Strip?

The venue sits on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, so the straight-line distance to the Strip itself is effectively zero; the coordinates place it within the Strip corridor. The straight-line distance to the city of Las Vegas is 3.8 miles. All figures are great-circle, not road miles.

Why doesn't this article give driving time to Harrah's Las Vegas?

Driving time depends on route, traffic, construction, and the reader's starting point, none of which are documented here. This article publishes only straight-line distances between fixed coordinate pairs. Road distance is always longer, and travel time cannot be derived from a straight-line figure.

How many slot machines does Harrah's Las Vegas have?

A publicly published reference source documents 320 slot machines and 20 table games at a point in time. Facility figures change as properties are rebuilt and expanded, so the current count should be confirmed through the venue's own published materials before relying on it for any decision.

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