Gateway Rest Area
Gateway Rest Area is a rest area in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Clarks Mound stands 196 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Summerfield Park, a park 3.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 21 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 17.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
Overlooks nearby
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 6 · 12 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 7 · 12 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gates 3 and 4 · 12 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Summerfield Park: 3.7 mi
- McAllister Park: 3.7 mi
- Scheve Park: 4.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 4.3 mi
- Maple Park: 4.4 mi
- The Thinker: 4.8 mi
- Bearcat Statue: 4.8 mi
- Airlifter's Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Historic Scott Gate: 5.2 mi
- Transportation Plaza: 5.3 mi
- Art Classics, Ltd.: 5.9 mi
- Virgin Mary Statue: 9.6 mi
- Aviston Mural: 9.7 mi
- Dachshund Statue: 10.0 mi
- Big Red Shoe: 12.3 mi
- Mascoutah Heritage Museum: 4.5 mi
- O'Fallon Historical Society: 8.2 mi
- St. Clair County Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- Emma Kunz County Museum: 11.5 mi
- Labor & Industrial Museum: 11.6 mi
- Trenton Tumbleweeds Garden: 6.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.9 mi
- Belleville Heart Garden Community Orchard: 11.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 11.9 mi
- Belleville Heart Garden: 11.9 mi
- Berger Hill: 4.4 mi
- Emerald Mound: 5.7 mi
- Turkey Hill: 9.0 mi
- Heimanns Hill: 11.1 mi
- Haubers Hill: 11.4 mi
- Scenic Red Caboose: 8.2 mi
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle: 13.9 mi
- Mustang Corral: 19.6 mi
- Town & Country Motel sign: 19.7 mi
- Bel Air drive in sign: 21.8 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 19.6 mi
- Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Poag Sand Prairie: 22.0 mi
- Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve: 22.2 mi
- E Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.7 mi
- Silver Lake Rest Area - Westbound: 17.1 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound: 22.3 mi
- Homestead Rest Area - Southbound: 22.8 mi
- Whispering Willow Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Fremont: 18.3 mi
- Falling Spring: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gateway Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Mound | W 277° | 196 m | 16.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SW 232° | 185 m | 9.0 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 310° | 182 m | 16.8 mi |
| Browns Mound | NW 326° | 174 m | 13.0 mi |
| Berger Hill | N 8° | 171 m | 4.4 mi |
| Neudeckers Mountain | N 355° | 171 m | 16.7 mi |
| Haubers Hill | SSW 206° | 166 m | 11.4 mi |
| Corcoran Hill | E 79° | 163 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belleville SIU Rsch, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/996938374
Day trips start here
- Lebanon · 4 mi
- O'Fallon · 8 mi
- Belleville · 12 mi
- Collinsville · 14 mi
- St. Louis Metro East · 14 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 17 mi
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