Casino en Yonkers NY: fixed location and straight-line distances

From this Yonkers venue, the documented straight-line distance is 16.0 miles to NYC and 16.0 miles to Manhattan, with additional straight-line reference pairs listed below. Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or any travel time.

The fixed point this query refers to

For a query like casino en yonkers ny, the stable part is the venue’s location. Publicly published reference sources place Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York, at coordinates 40.918021, -73.86529.

Those coordinates are the most useful anchor if you are comparing the site with your own starting point. Your location can change; the venue’s documented position does not, unless a source later revises the record.

Documented straight-line distances

The figures below are great-circle measurements from the Yonkers venue to each injected reference point. Great-circle distance means a straight line over the earth’s surface, not a road route, so it should be read as a geographic comparison rather than a trip plan.

Why the real trip is longer than the straight line

A straight-line figure connects two coordinates directly. Real journeys cannot do that, because roads must follow the available network, curve around built-up areas, cross water only where crossings exist, and respect state lines, local street patterns, and access constraints around dense urban land.

That matters especially in and around New York, where water, developed corridors, and state-to-state movement can all force detours. So the great-circle figure is best used to understand relative position, not to predict a route length.

Where the venue sits within New York

The venue is documented in Yonkers, New York. With coordinates 40.918021, -73.86529, it sits in the southeastern part of New York State.

The published location description places the complex near the New York City border. That matches the short documented straight-line comparisons to NYC and Manhattan, each at 16.0 miles straight-line.

What the site is, as a physical venue

Publicly published reference sources describe the property as Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino. The documented opening year is 1899, which refers to the original horse racing facility at the site rather than a promise about every current building element.

Facility figures are also point-in-time figures. The published references used here associate the venue with 7,500 slot machines and 120,000 square feet of gaming space, while ownership is listed as Vici Properties.

How to use these distance figures for your own starting point

If you are trying to judge whether this Yonkers location is near you, use the coordinates rather than guessing from a brand name or a metro label. Plot 40.918021, -73.86529 in any mapping tool, then compare it with your own starting coordinate or pinned address.

The table above helps by giving multiple reference points at once. If your own origin is not one of those listed places, this article cannot measure that pair for you, but the fixed coordinates still let you verify it yourself in a map or distance tool.

What to confirm before you go

Location is stable, but practical visit details are not. Before leaving, confirm the venue’s current access instructions, parking arrangements, entry policies, and any amenity availability on the property’s own directions or visitor-information pages.

If you are comparing this site with another destination, confirm road routing in a live map rather than relying on straight-line mileage. Also check the property’s own pages for any current facility details, because floor area, machine counts, branding, and operating arrangements can change over time.

FAQ

Is this venue in New York City or in Yonkers?

The documented city is Yonkers, New York. Publicly published reference sources also describe the complex as near the New York City border, which helps explain why the straight-line distances to NYC and Manhattan are both listed at 16.0 miles.

Can I use the miles in this article as driving distance?

No. Every mileage figure here is explicitly a great-circle, straight-line measurement between coordinates. Road travel is always longer, and this article does not provide road mileage or travel time, so a live mapping service is the right place to confirm the route you would really use.

How big is the Yonkers venue in the published references?

The published reference figures used here list 120,000 square feet of gaming space and 7,500 slot machines. Those are documented figures tied to a published source record, not a guarantee that every current on-site count or layout remains unchanged today.

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