Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course: fixed location and straight-line distances

Wind Creek is 69.9 miles straight-line from this venue. Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time.

The place documented here is not in Bangor. Publicly published reference sources identify the venue as Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pennsylvania, with coordinates 40.39666667, -76.65861111. If you searched for “hollywood casino bangor,” this article can pin down this fixed venue location and show the injected straight-line reference pairs, but it cannot relabel the property as a Bangor site.

The fixed position of the venue

The venue sits in Grantville, in the state of Pennsylvania. Its documented coordinates are 40.39666667 latitude and -76.65861111 longitude, which give you a fixed map point even when brand wording in searches is inconsistent.

Publicly published reference sources also describe the property as Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course. Ownership and operating arrangements can change over time, but the supplied reference names the owner as Gaming and Leisure Properties and says it is operated by Penn Entertainment.

Documented venue facts tied to this site

For the physical site itself, the published reference material attached to this article gives a dated snapshot rather than a live operational bulletin. It says the track opened on August 30, 1972.

The same source set gives facility figures of 2,480 slot machines and notes that table games began operation on July 13, 2010. Another supplied field lists table_games as 2010, but the source sentence attached to the topic states “fifty-four tables,” so the safe use here is to note that table games began in 2010 rather than assign a current table count this article cannot verify.

All published straight-line distance pairs in this topic

The table below reproduces every injected venue-to-reference pairing exactly as published for this topic. Every figure is a great-circle measurement, not a road route, and should be read only as an as-the-crow-flies distance from the venue’s fixed coordinates.

Why straight-line distance and real travel differ

A great-circle figure is a geometry measurement between coordinates. It does not account for the shape of the road network, detours created by rivers or other water crossings, terrain that blocks direct movement, or the need to pass through crossings and junctions that do not lie on a perfect line between two points.

That gap gets larger when a trip crosses state lines, skirts built-up areas, or has to bend around mountain ridges and protected land. This is why the supplied caveat matters: driving is always longer, and a straight-line number should be treated as orientation, not as a route plan.

How to read the venue’s regional position

Because the venue’s coordinates are fixed, they help with relative position even before you check a live map. The site is in Pennsylvania, and the supplied source places it in Grantville.

The published source sentence also says the property is east of Harrisburg, but this article does not extend that into road guidance. The practical use is simpler: confirm that your map destination resolves to Grantville, Pennsylvania and to the coordinates 40.39666667, -76.65861111, then compare your own starting point against that fixed destination.

If you searched for Bangor

The keyword used for this article says “hollywood casino bangor,” but the venue record attached here is for Grantville, Pennsylvania. So the honest answer is that this article cannot place a Bangor property, measure Bangor-to-venue distance, or compare a Bangor venue with this one unless those pairings are separately published.

What it can do is prevent a map error. If your destination planning depends on this topic, use the fixed Grantville coordinates and the reference-distance table above to make sure you are looking at the correct property before spending money on transport or lodging.

What to confirm before you go

Before leaving, confirm the map pin, the venue name shown on the property’s own contact or directions page, and whether your navigation app resolves to Grantville, Pennsylvania. Brand names, operating companies, and on-site facility layouts can change after sales, expansions, or rebrands.

You should also confirm any changeable visitor details this article does not publish, including current opening hours, parking arrangements, entry procedures, hotel availability, and any event-related access limits. The authoritative current answer for those items is the venue’s own website sections for contact, directions, booking, and guest services.

FAQ

Is this venue in Bangor?

No. The venue record attached to this article places Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pennsylvania. If you searched using “hollywood casino bangor,” the safest next step is to verify the map pin against the documented coordinates and the property name on the venue’s own contact or directions page before you travel.

Can I use the straight-line figures as driving miles?

No. Every distance listed here is a great-circle measurement between coordinates. Real road mileage is longer because roads curve, crossings are limited, and routes may have to work around terrain, water, or state-line routing constraints. This article does not publish driving mileage or any travel-time estimate.

What is the most useful location detail to save before travelling?

The most reliable single item is the venue’s fixed coordinate pair: 40.39666667, -76.65861111. A brand name can be searched in different ways, but a coordinate pair points to one physical place. Pair that with the documented city and state, Grantville, Pennsylvania, and confirm both in your map app before departure.

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