MotorCity Casino fixed location and straight-line distances

MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan sits at a documented straight-line distance of 1.2 miles from Ford Field, 1.5 miles from Greektown, 102.5 miles from FireKeepers, 120.8 miles from Soaring Eagle, 172.7 miles from Scioto Downs, 205.0 miles from Rivers Casino, 207.2 miles from Toronto, 208.9 miles from Fallsview, 209.0 miles from Meadows, 209.5 miles from Casino Niagara, 235.8 miles from Chicago, 245.3 miles from Casino Rama, 251.7 miles from Potawatomi, 264.7 miles from Belterra, 354.9 miles from Syracuse, 358.4 miles from Hollywood Casino, 383.3 miles from Turning Stone, 396.1 miles from Washington DC, 399.2 miles from Bristol Casino, 416.3 miles from Wind Creek, 448.6 miles from Parx, 458.4 miles from Harrington, 474.4 miles from Saratoga, 474.8 miles from Cherokee, 479.4 miles from Lake George, 481.8 miles from NYC, 481.8 miles from Manhattan, 488.2 miles from Rehoboth Beach Delaware, 496.4 miles from Showboat, 496.6 miles from Ocean Casino, 505.7 miles from Charlotte, 546.3 miles from Mystic Lake, 574.1 miles from Foxwoods, 680.0 miles from Charleston Reddit, 694.4 miles from Prairie Band, 699.0 miles from Topeka Kansas, 826.0 miles from Kansas Star, 913.8 miles from Daytona Beach, 926.3 miles from Choctaw, 938.6 miles from New Orleans, 946.3 miles from Boomtown, 965.8 miles from Winstar, 991.1 miles from Denton TX, 1015.5 miles from Arlington TX, 1105.5 miles from Houston, 1105.5 miles from Houston Texas, 1177.2 miles from Monarch, 1237.8 miles from San Antonio, 1237.8 miles from San Antonio Texas, 1756.9 miles from Horseshoe, 1759.7 miles from Bourbon Street, 1759.7 miles from Harrah, 1760.0 miles from Caesars, 1760.4 miles from Monte Carlo, 1762.6 miles from Silverton, 1763.0 miles from South Point, 1908.8 miles from Morongo, 1909.5 miles from Snoqualmie, 1917.8 miles from Soboba, 1923.5 miles from San Manuel, 1923.5 miles from Yaamava, 1939.7 miles from Pechanga, 1945.2 miles from Barona, 1974.8 miles from Commerce Casino, 1990.0 miles from LAX, 2004.1 miles from Thunder Valley, 2016.2 miles from Modesto, 2019.3 miles from Sacramento, 2021.6 miles from Sacramento Airport, 2024.7 miles from Seven Feathers, 2048.6 miles from Cache Creek, 2070.1 miles from San Jose, 2085.7 miles from San Francisco, 2087.0 miles from Graton, 8221.7 miles from Okada, and 0.0 miles from Motor City itself, all measured as straight-line.

Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time.

Where the venue is fixed on the map

MotorCity Casino Hotel is documented in Detroit, Michigan, United States, with coordinates 42.339, -83.069. For a reader trying to orient themselves, that fixed point is the part that does not change, while routes, traffic patterns, and transport options are separate questions that need current confirmation from the venue or mapping tools.

The venue's published opening date is December 14, 1999. Publicly published reference sources also describe a property with 2,500 slot machines, 59 table games, 400 hotel rooms, and 67,000 square feet listed under gaming_sqft, but figures like room counts and gaming space describe a documented point in time and can change as properties are rebuilt or reconfigured.

Documented straight-line distance table

Why straight-line and road distance differ

A great-circle measurement draws the shortest path between two coordinate points on the earth's surface. That makes it useful for map orientation and for comparing relative nearness across many places, but it is not a drivable route and it is not a promise of how far any trip on real roads will be.

Road mileage becomes longer because actual movement has to follow a transport network rather than a geometric line. Water crossings, the shape of the street grid, one-way systems, detours around built-up areas, and the need to cross state lines at practical crossings all add distance compared with an as-the-crow-flies figure.

That difference matters especially around a city like Detroit because a straight line can pass over barriers that a traveler cannot use directly. A published straight-line pair is therefore best read as a map relationship: it tells you where a place sits relative to MotorCity Casino Hotel, not what your odometer will show.

Regional position within Michigan

The documented coordinates place the venue in Detroit, in the state of Michigan. Using only the coordinates and the stated city and state, the safe takeaway is that this is a fixed urban location in Detroit rather than a remote stand-alone property.

The nearby documented pairs to Ford Field at 1.2 straight-line miles and Greektown at 1.5 straight-line miles show that the venue sits close to other named Detroit reference points in the same metropolitan area. The wider table then shows how that fixed Detroit location relates, in straight-line terms, to points elsewhere in Michigan, neighboring regions, and much farther afield.

How to use this table if your start point is different

The keyword here is the venue itself, not a personal origin point, so this article stays anchored to the venue's fixed coordinates: 42.339, -83.069. If your question is really “how far is it from me,” the missing part is your own starting coordinate, which this article cannot infer.

To measure from your own location, place your starting point and the venue coordinates into a map tool that can show both straight-line and routed travel. That lets you compare the published great-circle relationship here with a current route generated for the day you plan to go.

If the place you care about is not named in the table above, this article cannot measure that specific pair. In that case, use the venue's documented city, state, and coordinates to run the comparison yourself, and use the existing reference points here as a rough orientation framework rather than as substitutes for your own origin.

What to confirm before you go

Location is the stable part; access details are the changeable part. Before setting out, confirm the venue's current entrance information, parking arrangements, hotel check-in details if relevant, and any event-specific access instructions on the property's own contact or visitor information pages.

If you are using the hotel component, also confirm room-related details directly on the property's booking channel because room inventory and building use can change over time. If you are visiting for a concert or other event, the event page or guest-services channel is the right place to check current entry procedures and venue-specific instructions.

FAQ

How far is MotorCity Casino from downtown Detroit landmarks?

The documented straight-line figures in this article show MotorCity Casino Hotel at 1.2 miles from Ford Field and 1.5 miles from Greektown. Those are great-circle measurements only. Real road mileage will be longer, because actual routes must follow the street network rather than a direct line between coordinates.

Can this article tell me the driving distance from my location?

No. The venue location is fixed, but your starting point is not provided here, and this article does not publish road mileage or travel times. What it can give you is the venue's documented position in Detroit, Michigan, its coordinates of 42.339, -83.069, and the straight-line pairs listed in the table.

What is the most useful way to read the long distance list?

Read it as a geographic reference grid, not as a trip planner. A straight-line number helps you understand relative position from Detroit to the listed cities and venues, while real-world travel depends on roads, water crossings, routing choices, and day-specific conditions that need current confirmation from the venue and a live mapping tool.

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