16.0 miles straight-line separates New York City from the documented Yonkers venue, measured as great-circle distance. Road distance is longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time.
For this query, the useful fixed point is not a vague “world casino” label but the documented nearby venue in Yonkers, New York: Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino. Publicly published reference sources place it in Yonkers, New York, near the New York City border, and figures such as facility size, ownership, and opening date describe a documented point in time rather than a live operational snapshot.
The fixed place this query can be anchored to
The venue documented nearest to New York City in the supplied reference set is Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino, in Yonkers, New York. Its published coordinates are 40.918021 latitude and -73.86529 longitude.
That puts the property north of New York City by latitude, and slightly east of New York City by longitude, so its position is best understood as north-northeast of the city on a straight-line map comparison. Because the venue sits in New York state and the reference city is also in New York state, this particular pairing does not involve a cross-state destination even though some other documented venues do.
Documented straight-line distance table
| 参照点 | 直线英里 | 测量类型 |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 16.0 | great-circle |
This table shows the full set of injected venue-to-reference pairs available for the venue identified here. The measurement is straight-line only. It is not a road route, and it should not be read as a promise of driving distance or trip duration.
Why straight-line distance and real travel differ
Straight-line distance is a map geometry measurement between two coordinate points. Real trips follow available roads, bridges, tunnels, ramps, local street grids, and state-border connections, so the practical route is longer even when the venue is geographically close.
Several factors create that gap. Water crossings can force detours to fixed crossing points, dense urban street networks can prevent direct movement, and jurisdiction boundaries can shape where major access routes run even when the state line itself is not the destination. Terrain and built infrastructure matter more than a simple ruler line on a map.
That is why a straight-line figure is useful for orientation but incomplete for trip planning. It tells you which documented venue is geographically nearest in the supplied set, while a live mapping service is the right tool for the actual road path on the day you travel.
How this venue sits within the regional picture
In the supplied New York City reference set, Yonkers is the nearest documented venue at 16.0 straight-line miles. The next documented venues are materially farther away on a straight-line basis, with Parx at 64.6, Wind Creek Bethlehem at 71.2, the duplicate Bethlehem entry at 71.2, Mount Airy at 74.1, Monticello at 75.6, Valley Forge at 85.5, Ocean Casino at 95.8, Showboat at 95.9, and Delaware Park at 112.1.
Those figures do not create a complete census of casinos around New York City. The documented file explicitly covers 318 venues measured to this city and 481 venues in total, and it is not a complete list for any place. If you need a complete current list for a jurisdiction, the right place to verify that is the relevant state, provincial, or tribal gaming regulator rather than a distance summary like this one.
What is documented about the Yonkers venue itself
Publicly published reference sources describe Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino as having 7,500 slot machines, a gaming area figure of 120,000 square feet, and an opening date of 1899. The documented owner is Vici Properties.
Those figures help answer “what kind of place is this?” in physical terms, but they do not answer live questions such as today’s operating hours, current room availability, or any current admission, parking, or food cost. Ownership, branding, facility counts, and layouts can also change over time through renovations, expansions, and operating agreements.
How to use your own starting point
The venue’s position is fixed; your position is not. If your real question is whether this is the closest option to you, use the venue coordinates and compare them against your own starting location in a mapping tool that can calculate both straight-line reference and current road routing.
Start by checking that your map pin matches Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York, not just a loosely similar search phrase. Then compare your own origin against the property’s coordinates, and treat any straight-line figure only as a geographic reference, not as a substitute for a route.
What to confirm before you go
Before traveling, confirm the changeable details directly through the venue’s own official channels. The current answers for operating hours, access arrangements, parking policy, event-day restrictions, age rules, hotel availability, and any temporary closures belong on the property’s own contact, visit, or booking pages.
Two things often catch people out. First, a straight-line distance that looks short on paper may still produce a much longer road journey because roads do not run in a direct line. Second, venue details that matter to a trip decision, such as hours or entry arrangements, are live operational facts and should be checked again just before departure.
FAQ
How far is this venue from New York City?
The documented distance is 16.0 miles straight-line from New York City to the Yonkers venue identified here. That is a great-circle measurement between fixed points, not a road route. For an actual trip, use the property’s official listing in a live mapping service and expect the road mileage to be longer than the straight-line figure.
Is this the only casino near New York City?
No article based on this reference set should claim that. The file documents 318 venues measured to New York City and 481 venues in total, but it is explicitly not a complete list for any city, county, state, or country. For a complete current list, check the relevant gaming regulator for the jurisdiction you care about.
Can this article tell me the driving distance or how long it takes to get there?
No. This article is limited to documented straight-line distance and fixed location facts, so it does not publish road mileage or travel time. To plan the trip, look up the venue through its official property information and then use a current mapping service from your own starting point to measure the live route.
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