Straight line, not road
Alberta towns farthest from a casino
Of the 137 towns on this guide's list, 40 sit within 25 km of their nearest casino, measured in a straight line, not road. A few lie hundreds of kilometres away, and Chateh is 391.6 km from Great Northern Casino.
The far north
The far northwest holds the three towns farthest from any casino in Alberta. Chateh lies 391.6 km from Great Northern Casino in Grande Prairie, straight line, not road. High Level is 385.2 km away, and Rainbow Lake is 371.3 km. All three fall inside the territory of Great Northern Casino, which covers 105,175 km² and holds 13 towns.
Fort Chipewyan stands apart in the northeast, 221.8 km from Rivers Casino & Entertainment Centre in Fort McMurray. That territory measures 188,115 km², the largest of the 30. Two towns from the list fall inside it, Fort Chipewyan and Fort McMurray.
Manning sits 207.8 km from Great Northern Casino, and Peace River sits 151.7 km away.
Mountains and the east
Toward the Rockies, Jasper lies 210.7 km from Eagle River Casino & Travel Plaza near Whitecourt, straight line, not road. Hinton is 147.5 km away. Both belong to a territory of 75,331 km² that holds 10 towns.
East and south, the gaps open up across the prairie. Provost is 185.1 km from Camrose Casino, the farthest of 15 towns in that territory. Oyen sits 150.8 km from Copper Coulee Casino in Medicine Hat. Nordegg is 153.2 km from ACE Casino Red Deer, whose territory covers 6,768 km². Its next casino, The Track on 2, is 154.5 km away.
Towns farthest from their nearest casino
Distances are straight-line kilometres to the nearest casino, and road distances are longer.
Most towns are closer
Of the 137 cities and towns in the list, 40 are within 25 km of their nearest casino. At the other end, 32 are more than 100 km away, and 6 are more than 200 km away. The list holds places that OpenStreetMap tags as a city or town, so villages and hamlets are left out. Readers outside the list can use the location button instead.
Every figure here is a straight line between two map points. Roads, rivers, mountains and ferries are not counted, so a trip by road covers more ground than these numbers.
Questions
Which Alberta town is farthest from a casino?
Chateh is the farthest town in the list. It lies 391.6 km from Great Northern Casino, straight line, not road. High Level follows at 385.2 km.
Is Jasper near a casino?
Not by this measure. Jasper is 210.7 km from Eagle River Casino & Travel Plaza in a straight line. Its next casino, Wild Horse Casino at Evergreen Park, is 252.1 km away.
Are these road distances?
These are not road distances. Every distance is a straight line over the earth's surface between two map points. Roads, rivers, mountains and ferries are not counted.