The Venue Sits at a Fixed Point; the Event Date Does Not
Potawatomi Hotel Casino is 1.6 straight-line miles from the Milwaukee reference point, and that figure is the only distance this article can state with confidence about the venue's immediate surroundings. A straight-line measurement is not the route anyone travels. Road distance is always longer, and this article does not publish road mileage, driving routes, or travel times.
The reader searching for the anniversary bingo bash date is looking for something that changes by design. A casino event calendar is a live document. The venue's physical coordinates, by contrast, do not move. This article separates those two things: the fixed geography, which is documented here, and the event schedule, which is not and must be confirmed elsewhere.
Where the Building Is
The venue is located on Canal Street in the Menomonee Valley near Downtown Milwaukee, in the state of Wisconsin. The documented coordinates place it at 43.030418 north latitude and -87.934822 west longitude. Those two numbers locate the property on a map, and they are the anchor for every distance figure that follows.
Relative to the region, the coordinates place the venue west of Lake Michigan and east of the interior of Wisconsin. Milwaukee itself sits in the southeastern portion of the state. The Menomonee Valley location puts the casino near the city's downtown core, but the coordinate pair, not a neighborhood description, is what supports any directional claim made here.
Straight-Line Distances to Reference Points
The table below lists every reference point for which a documented great-circle distance exists. Each measurement is straight-line, not road distance. A reader planning a trip should treat these numbers as orientation, not as a route plan.
| Reference Point | Straight-Line Miles | Measurement Type |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 1.6 | great-circle |
| Chicago | 80.9 | great-circle |
| Detroit | 252.9 | great-circle |
| Minneapolis | 297.3 | great-circle |
| St. Louis | 326.4 | great-circle |
| Kansas City | 439.7 | great-circle |
| Pittsburgh | 447.4 | great-circle |
| Buffalo | 457.9 | great-circle |
| Topeka, Kansas | 489.4 | great-circle |
| Syracuse | 594.9 | great-circle |
| Charlotte | 659.1 | great-circle |
| Philadelphia | 693.5 | great-circle |
| Oklahoma City | 731.2 | great-circle |
| New York City | 733.4 | great-circle |
| Atlantic City | 745.7 | great-circle |
| Shreveport | 796.7 | great-circle |
| Dallas | 856.6 | great-circle |
| Boston | 856.9 | great-circle |
| Biloxi | 873.6 | great-circle |
| Denver | 911.1 | great-circle |
| Lake Charles | 931.2 | great-circle |
| Houston | 1004.9 | great-circle |
| Daytona Beach | 1027.5 | great-circle |
| Orlando | 1065.5 | great-circle |
| Tampa | 1086.1 | great-circle |
| San Antonio | 1107.0 | great-circle |
| Miami | 1269.9 | great-circle |
| Phoenix | 1460.5 | great-circle |
| Las Vegas | 1516.1 | great-circle |
| New Orleans | 909.7 | great-circle |
| Reno | 1662.7 | great-circle |
| Seattle | 1686.3 | great-circle |
| Los Angeles | 1740.3 | great-circle |
| San Francisco | 1836.7 | great-circle |
| Sacramento | 1769.7 | great-circle |
The table omits any pair not present in the documented set. If a reader wants the straight-line distance from Potawatomi to a city not listed, this article cannot measure that segment. The venue's coordinates are fixed, so a reader can use any mapping tool to measure from their own starting point to 43.030418, -87.934822.
Why Straight-Line and Road Distance Diverge
A great-circle measurement is the shortest path across the surface of a sphere. Roads do not follow that path. They bend around lakes, climb over or tunnel through terrain, follow political boundaries, and connect population centers rather than cutting directly between two points.
For a venue in Milwaukee, Lake Michigan is the single largest geographic feature affecting any eastward route. A straight line from the casino to a point in Michigan crosses the lake. A road cannot. The route must go around the southern end of the lake through the Chicago area, or north around the top, adding substantial distance. Westward routes face fewer water obstacles but still follow the grid of state and county roads rather than a direct line.
Crossing a state line also adds distance. A straight line pays no attention to borders. A road network does. The documented straight-line figure from Potawatomi to Chicago is 80.9 miles, but the actual driven route is longer because it must navigate the Milwaukee and Chicago metro areas and the Illinois-Wisconsin border region. The same principle applies to every pair in the table.
The Anniversary Bingo Bash Is a Schedule Question, Not a Geography Question
The keyword asks for a date. No date for the anniversary bingo bash appears in any documented source available to this article. The venue's owner, the Forest County Potawatomi Community, operates the property, and the property's event calendar is the authoritative channel for any bingo promotion or anniversary event. That calendar changes from year to year and sometimes from month to month.
What this article can do is fix the venue in space. The building is at a known coordinate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The bingo bash, whenever it occurs, happens at that fixed point. A reader who knows where the venue is can plan the logistics of getting there; a reader who needs the date must check the venue's own published event calendar or contact guest services through the venue's official channels.
What to Confirm Before You Go
Several items change without notice and are not documented in this article. The anniversary bingo bash date is the first. The venue's operating hours for bingo sessions, any entry requirements for the event, and the specific bingo hall location within the property are all live details. The property's own website and guest services line hold the current answers.
A reader traveling from outside Milwaukee should confirm the event date before booking lodging. The venue's hotel room count is documented at 119 rooms and suites for the second tower, but room availability for a specific event weekend is a live inventory question. No room rate, parking fee, or event admission price is published here because none is documented in the reference sources available to this article.
FAQ
When is the Potawatomi anniversary bingo bash?
This article does not have a documented date for the anniversary bingo bash. The event calendar is maintained by the venue and changes annually. The authoritative source is the property's own published event calendar or its guest services channel. Confirm the date before making travel arrangements.
How far is Potawatomi Hotel Casino from Chicago?
The documented straight-line distance from Potawatomi Hotel Casino to Chicago is 80.9 miles. That is a great-circle measurement, not a road distance. The actual driven route is longer because roads must navigate the Milwaukee and Chicago metro areas and the state border region.
What is the exact location of Potawatomi Hotel Casino?
The venue is on Canal Street in the Menomonee Valley near Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its documented coordinates are 43.030418 north latitude and -87.934822 west longitude. Those coordinates fix the venue's position and serve as the anchor for every straight-line distance in this article.
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