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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gateway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gateway and the surrounding area.

  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Gateway:
    • 36.486327, -93.935941
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Gateway
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
    • Since Gateway is near Barry County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Gateway

Communities Also Named Gateway ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Gateway.

Within Arkansas, the name Gateway is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Gateway lies 2,913 miles [4,688 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gateway that is located in Benton County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Gateway lies 1,694 miles [2,726.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gateway that is located in Benton County.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Gateway [Los Angeles County].
      • Nevada County
      • This Gateway is located in Nevada County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gateway that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Gateway.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Gateway [Arapahoe County].
      • Douglas County
      • This Gateway is located in Douglas County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gateway that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Gateway.
      • Mesa County
      • This Gateway is located in Mesa County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the west northwest of the Gateway that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mesa County community of Gateway.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Gateway is located in Hillsborough County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gateway that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Gateway.
      • Lee County
      • This Gateway is located in Lee County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the southeast of the Gateway that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Gateway.
    • Georgia
      • Thomas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Gateway [Thomas County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Gateway is located in Frederick County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gateway that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Gateway.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Gateway [Saint Louis City].
    • Montana
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Gateway [Lincoln County].
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Gateway.
    • Ontario
      • This Gateway lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gateway that is located in Benton County.
    • Oregon
      • Jefferson County
      • This Gateway is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gateway that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gateway.
    • Utah
      • Morgan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Gateway [Morgan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gateway ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Buttry ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Buttry is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttry
  • Elkhorn Tavern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkhorn Tavern is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Tavern
  • Hill Top
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Top is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Leetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leetown is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
  • Line Store ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Line Store is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Store
  • Lost Bridge Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
  • Mayflower
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mayflower is located in Barry County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Vista Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vista Shores is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Shores
  • Walnut Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Gateway to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Gateway to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gateway and extending to:

  • Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gateway to Bentonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,303 miles [8,534.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gateway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Gateway could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gateway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Gateway to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gateway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4863, Longitude: -93.9359       In this case, the coordinates for Gateway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.415 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.179 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.827 degrees.