The nearest documented venues start 13.5 straight-line miles away
The closest documented casino venue to Seattle's center is Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, at 13.5 straight-line miles. That figure is a great-circle measurement, not a road distance. The second sentence that matters: road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time for any route.
Seattle's fixed coordinates place the city at 47.60388889 north, -122.33 west. Every distance below is measured from that point to a documented venue coordinate. A reader planning a trip should treat these numbers as a sorting tool, not a trip plan.
Documented straight-line distances from Seattle
The table below lists every venue pairing supplied for this article. Each row uses the same measurement type, so the numbers are comparable to one another but not to any road map.
| Reference point | Straight-line miles | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Suquamish Clearwater / Clearwater / Suquamish | 13.5 | great-circle |
| Snoqualmie | 23.5 | great-circle |
| Emerald Queen | 25.0 | great-circle |
| Quil Ceda Creek / Quil Ceda | 31.6 | great-circle |
| Angel Winds | 42.7 | great-circle |
| 7 Cedars | 42.8 | great-circle |
| Lucky Dog | 42.9 | great-circle |
Three names in the first row point to the same physical property. Suquamish Clearwater, Clearwater, and Suquamish all resolve to one coordinate pair in Kitsap County, Washington, owned by Port Madison Enterprises. When a reader sees those names used interchangeably, they refer to the same documented venue.
Why straight-line distance understates a real trip
A great-circle line ignores everything that stands between two points. Seattle sits on an isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington. Any venue west of the city, including Suquamish Clearwater, requires a water crossing or a long detour around the sound. Any venue east of the city, including Snoqualmie, requires climbing out of the lowland basin into the Cascade foothills.
Road networks follow shorelines, bridge placements, and mountain passes. A straight line across water has no road beneath it. A straight line across a ridge has no graded highway. The result is that a venue 13.5 straight-line miles away can require a substantially longer drive than a venue 23.5 straight-line miles away, depending on which side of the water it sits on and which crossings are available.
State boundaries do not change the geometry, but they can change the route. Seattle is in Washington, close to the northern edge of the contiguous United States. None of the documented venues in the table are in another state, but the road network that serves them is shaped by the same waterways and terrain that make straight-line figures misleading.
Where each documented venue sits relative to Seattle
Using only the coordinates supplied, the relative positions are clear. Suquamish Clearwater sits northwest of Seattle, across Puget Sound on the Kitsap Peninsula. Snoqualmie sits east of Seattle, in the Cascade foothills. Emerald Queen sits south of Seattle, in Fife, Washington. Quil Ceda Creek sits north of Seattle. Angel Winds, 7 Cedars, and Lucky Dog sit farther out, all beyond the 40-mile straight-line mark.
These directions come from comparing latitude and longitude. A higher latitude means farther north; a lower longitude means farther west. No road direction is implied, because a road may leave Seattle heading south before turning north around a body of water.
The venue set is not a complete list
This article documents 318 venues measured to Seattle, but that file is not a census of every casino or bingo hall in Washington or any other state. A reader looking for a complete current list should consult the Washington State Gambling Commission or the relevant tribal gaming regulator. The documented set here is a reference sample, not a claim about how many venues exist.
No venue was identified from the query itself beyond the documented set. That means this article cannot state which of these venues offers bingo on a given day, what the session times are, or what a card costs. Those facts live on each venue's own published schedule and are not part of this article's documented fields.
What to confirm before you go
Distance is the only thing this article measures. Everything else about a visit changes and must be checked against the venue's own current publications. The list below names the changeable items and the channel that holds the authoritative answer.
- Bingo availability and session times: the venue's own events page or guest services line. A casino may run bingo on some days and not others, and the schedule changes seasonally.
- Card prices and package costs: the venue's bingo page or box office. Prices vary by session, package tier, and whether electronic aids are included.
- Parking and shuttle availability: the venue's directions or transportation page. Some properties run shuttles from regional hubs; others do not.
- Room rates and resort fees: the property's booking page. Rates move with demand, season, and room category, and a resort fee may appear as a separate line.
- Current operating status: the venue's own website or a direct call. Nothing in this article states whether any venue is open, closed, or operating under modified hours.
How to measure from your own starting point
If the question is "where to play bingo near me," the answer begins with a fixed point and a variable one. The venue coordinates are fixed. Your starting point is not. No article can know where you are standing, so no article can honestly state a distance from you.
To get a usable number, take your own coordinates or street address and measure to the venue coordinate. A mapping tool will give you a road distance and a travel time; a simple latitude-longitude calculator will give you a straight-line figure comparable to the table above. The table's value is that it ranks the documented venues relative to Seattle's center, not relative to your driveway.
If the pairing you care about is not in the table, this article cannot measure it. The documented pairs are the only ones supplied, and no additional pair is computed here. For a pair not listed, use the venue coordinates printed in the table and measure from your own position.
FAQ
Does Seattle have any bingo halls inside the city limits?
This article documents no casino venue inside Seattle's city boundary. The nearest documented venue is 13.5 straight-line miles away in Kitsap County. A complete current list of bingo operators in the city would come from the Washington State Gambling Commission or a city business licensing directory, not from this article's documented set.
How far is Suquamish Clearwater from Seattle by car?
This article does not publish road mileage or driving time. The documented figure is 13.5 straight-line miles, measured great-circle from Seattle's center to the venue coordinate. Because the route crosses Puget Sound, the road distance is longer, and the actual figure depends on the crossing used and the starting point within Seattle.
Which of these venues offers bingo?
This article cannot state which venues run bingo sessions, because no bingo schedule is part of the documented fields. A reader should check each venue's own events page or call guest services. The documented facts cover location, ownership, and in some cases slot machine counts, but not game schedules or bingo availability.
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