Ocean Downs in Berlin, Maryland is 107.0 miles straight-line from Washington DC, 110.6 miles straight-line from Philadelphia, 174.4 miles straight-line from NYC, and 80.3 miles straight-line from Atlantic City. Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving miles or travel times.
Where the venue is fixed on the map
The venue discussed here is Ocean Downs, in Berlin, Maryland. Publicly published reference sources place it at coordinates 38.3525, -75.16388889, and those coordinates are the most useful fixed point if you want to compare the property with your own starting location.
Ownership and branding of casino properties can change over time, but the published ownership reference for this article identifies Churchill Downs Inc as owner. The published opening reference identifies 1949 as the opening year.
Documented straight-line distances
The figures below are great-circle measurements from Ocean Downs to each reference point in the published distance set. They are useful for orientation, but they are not road mileage, and they should not be read as a route plan.
| 参照点 | 直线英里 | 测量类型 |
|---|---|---|
| sacramento | 2479.0 | great-circle |
| san antonio | 1467.9 | great-circle |
| toronto | 427.0 | great-circle |
| houston | 1296.0 | great-circle |
| ford field | 497.8 | great-circle |
| san antonio texas | 1467.9 | great-circle |
| washington dc | 107.0 | great-circle |
| nyc | 174.4 | great-circle |
| modesto | 2469.3 | great-circle |
| new orleans | 1028.4 | great-circle |
| charleston reddit | 467.0 | great-circle |
| san francisco | 2541.9 | great-circle |
| rehoboth beach delaware | 25.9 | great-circle |
| lake george | 358.6 | great-circle |
| daytona beach | 717.0 | great-circle |
| sacramento airport | 2482.1 | great-circle |
| houston texas | 1296.0 | great-circle |
| lax | 2409.9 | great-circle |
| manhattan | 174.4 | great-circle |
| chicago | 701.5 | great-circle |
| charlotte | 381.2 | great-circle |
| bourbon street | 2188.9 | great-circle |
| san jose | 2522.8 | great-circle |
| topeka kansas | 1105.9 | great-circle |
| syracuse | 328.4 | great-circle |
| arlington tx | 1291.3 | great-circle |
| denton tx | 1277.8 | great-circle |
| atlanta | 605.2 | great-circle |
| atlantic city | 80.3 | great-circle |
| biloxi | 955.9 | great-circle |
| boston | 351.2 | great-circle |
| buffalo | 368.8 | great-circle |
| dallas | 1272.5 | great-circle |
| denver | 1596.0 | great-circle |
| detroit | 497.5 | great-circle |
| gulfport | 963.2 | great-circle |
| henderson | 2180.6 | great-circle |
| kansas city | 1045.8 | great-circle |
| lake charles | 1170.5 | great-circle |
| las vegas | 2186.4 | great-circle |
| laughlin | 2179.0 | great-circle |
| los angeles | 2398.8 | great-circle |
| miami | 917.2 | great-circle |
| milwaukee | 743.2 | great-circle |
| minneapolis | 1037.6 | great-circle |
| niagara falls | 385.2 | great-circle |
| oklahoma city | 1248.0 | great-circle |
| orlando | 766.2 | great-circle |
| palm springs | 2312.1 | great-circle |
| philadelphia | 110.6 | great-circle |
| phoenix | 2079.4 | great-circle |
| pittsburgh | 294.6 | great-circle |
| portland | 2454.9 | great-circle |
| reno | 2376.0 | great-circle |
| san diego | 2372.7 | great-circle |
| seattle | 2428.1 | great-circle |
| shreveport | 1122.8 | great-circle |
| st louis | 812.4 | great-circle |
| tampa | 832.9 | great-circle |
| temecula | 2351.8 | great-circle |
| tulsa | 1150.4 | great-circle |
| tunica | 873.9 | great-circle |
How to read these mile figures
A straight-line figure shows geometric separation between two coordinates. It is good for seeing whether one reference point is nearer or farther in pure map terms, and for placing the venue within a broader regional picture.
That number does not tell you what a real trip looks like. Actual route length becomes longer because roads bend around water, follow available crossings, work within an existing street network, and may require detours caused by land shape or by crossing from one state into another.
Those differences matter especially around coastal and bay-oriented geography, where the shortest line on a map can pass over water that no road can follow directly. For that reason, this article keeps the distinction strict: every mileage figure here is great-circle only.
What the coordinates say about regional position
With coordinates 38.3525, -75.16388889, Ocean Downs sits in Maryland and in the eastern part of the state. The longitude places it well to the east within Maryland, and the latitude places it in the southern part of the Mid-Atlantic rather than in the far north of the region.
Because the venue is in Berlin, Maryland, its position is fixed even when a reader's starting point is not. If you are comparing your own location to the property, the practical method is to use the venue coordinates and then measure from your own current coordinates in whichever map tool you trust, keeping in mind that any route result will be longer than the straight-line figures listed here.
Ownership and opening context
Publicly published reference sources identify Churchill Downs Inc as owner and operator. The same source trail identifies 1949 as the opening year, with the site having started as a harness racetrack project before opening under Ocean Downs Racing Association ownership at that time.
Those historical points help date the property as a long-established venue in Berlin rather than a newly introduced site. As with all venue facts of this kind, ownership structures and branding can change, so readers should treat them as documented reference points rather than permanent conditions.
What to confirm before you go
This article can pin down the venue's fixed location and list published straight-line distances, but it does not publish road mileage, route choice, arrival time, parking arrangements, or current operating details. Those are live travel facts and can change faster than a static location guide.
Before setting out, confirm the property's current visitor information through the venue's own official contact and visitor channels. If you are comparing it with your own starting point, check your map provider for route length, road conditions, and any water-crossing or state-border effects that may make the practical trip meaningfully longer than the straight-line number.
FAQ
Is Ocean Downs closer to Washington DC or Philadelphia in straight-line terms?
In the published great-circle figures used here, Ocean Downs is 107.0 miles straight-line from Washington DC and 110.6 miles straight-line from Philadelphia. That means Washington DC is the slightly shorter straight-line pairing in this set. It does not mean the road trip would be shorter in the same order, because road routing follows the available network rather than the direct line.
Can this article tell me the driving distance to Ocean Downs Casino?
No. This guide is limited to great-circle distance figures and the venue's fixed geographic position in Berlin, Maryland. Road mileage is always longer than straight-line distance and depends on the route available to your starting point. For a live trip plan, use the venue location in a current mapping service and compare route options there.
What if I want the distance from my own location?
Your location is not fixed in this article, so it cannot be guessed or measured here. What is fixed is the venue point: Ocean Downs in Berlin, Maryland at 38.3525, -75.16388889. Use those coordinates in your preferred map tool, measure from your own current position, and remember that a direct geometric reading and a real road route are different things.
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