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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gateway
- 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:
- 39.612599, -77.405264
- 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.
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Gateway is near Washington County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gateway ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Gateway.
Within Maryland, the name Gateway is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout 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 3,282 miles [5,281.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gateway that is located in Frederick County.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Gateway lies 2,232 miles [3,592.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gateway that is located in Frederick 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 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gateway that is located in Frederick 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 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<1> to the west of the Gateway that is located in Frederick 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 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km] to the west of the Gateway that is located in Frederick 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 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Gateway that is located in Frederick 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 934 miles [1,503.1 km] to the south southwest of the Gateway that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Gateway.
- Georgia
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- Ontario
- This Gateway lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north of the Gateway that is located in Frederick County.
- Oregon
- Utah
- Alaska
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.
- Altogether
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altogether have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altogether
- Altogether is located in Frederick County
- Distant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Distant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant View
- Distant View is located in Frederick County
- Flint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Free Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Farms
- Free Farms is located in Frederick County
- Graceham
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Jimtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Frederick County
- Poplar Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Knob
- Poplar Knob is located in Frederick County
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Sunday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Whispering Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Frederick County
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 community 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:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gateway to Frederick, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gateway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gateway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gateway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6126, Longitude: -77.4053 In this case, the coordinates for Gateway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.062 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.745 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.594 degrees. |