Foxwoods' Fixed Position and the Distance Reality

The Fixed Point in Ledyard

Foxwoods Resort Casino is recorded at 41.47388889 degrees north latitude and 71.95805556 degrees west longitude, a fixed position in Ledyard, Connecticut. From that point, the straight-line distance to New York City is 118.9 miles, to Boston 76.8 miles, and to Toronto 406.5 miles. Those are great-circle measurements, not road miles.

Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance. This article does not publish driving mileage, travel time, or route guidance for any pairing. The numbers below describe how far apart two points are across the surface of the earth, ignoring roads, terrain, and state lines.

Why Straight-Line and Road Distance Differ

A great-circle line is the shortest path between two coordinates on a sphere. A car cannot follow that line. The actual driven route bends around hills, follows river crossings, and connects through highway interchanges that were built where land, funding, and politics allowed.

In southern New England, several forces widen the gap between straight-line and road distance. The region is cut by rivers that force crossings at specific bridges. The coastline creates a hard eastern edge. State boundaries between Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts do not change the geometry, but they do shape which corridors became major roads. A point 76.8 straight-line miles from Boston may require a much longer drive because no direct corridor crosses the intervening terrain.

Where the Venue Sits

Foxwoods Resort Casino is located in Ledyard, Connecticut, on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which owns and operates the property. The venue opened in 1992 and includes six casinos within an integrated resort. Publicly published reference sources document 5,500 slot machines, 2,228 hotel rooms, and 53 table games at a point in time; facility figures are revised as properties are rebuilt and expanded.

Relative to regional anchors, the venue sits west of Boston and east of New York City. It is north of Philadelphia and south of Toronto. Those directional statements rest only on the coordinate pairs supplied for each city.

Documented Straight-Line Distances

The table below lists every reference point for which a documented great-circle distance to Foxwoods exists. All figures are straight-line miles. No road distance is implied by any row.

If Your Starting Point Is You

The venue's position is fixed. Your position is not. A query that asks for distance "from me" cannot resolve to a number because no starting coordinate exists in that phrase. What exists is the venue's coordinate and a set of reference cities against which it has been measured.

To measure from your own starting point, take the venue's coordinates and your own current coordinates, then compute the great-circle distance between them. Any mapping tool will do this. The result will be a straight-line figure. Your road distance will be longer, and no article can state it without knowing your route and the current road network.

What to Confirm Before You Go

Facility figures change as properties expand or rebrand. The slot machine count, hotel room count, and table game count cited here come from publicly published reference sources and describe a documented point in time, not today. Confirm current figures on the venue's own published pages before relying on them.

Road conditions, construction, and seasonal traffic all change the driving picture. The venue's own guest services page and state transportation sources carry current route information. This article deliberately does not publish road mileage, driving time, or route guidance because those values shift and are outside what a fixed coordinate can honestly support.

FAQ

Does the straight-line distance tell me how long my drive will be?

No. Straight-line distance is the shortest path across the earth's surface between two coordinates. A road follows terrain, bridges, and interchanges, so the driven distance is always longer. This article does not publish driving mileage or travel time for any pairing.

Why is the venue described as being in Ledyard, Connecticut?

The venue's documented location is Ledyard, Connecticut, on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. The coordinates place it west of Boston and east of New York City. Ownership and branding of casino properties can change through sales and rebrands, but the physical coordinate is fixed.

Can I get the distance from my own city if it is not in the table?

Only the pairings listed in the table have documented straight-line figures. If your city is not listed, this article cannot measure that specific segment. You can compute the great-circle distance yourself using the venue's coordinates and your own starting coordinates.

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