Gate Oklahoma Map

About Gate, Oklahoma

Gate is a locality in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 63. The population density is 97.2 people per km². Gate is located at 36.8534°N, 100.0554°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 73844.

Gate lies spread across a flat, unwavering prairie, where the horizon stretches out a vast, unbroken invitation to the sky. It lies 62.2 miles south of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 182°T), and is situated 13.4 miles north-west of Laverne. The land here is a study in subtle textures: fields of wheat and sorghum, their stalks whispering secrets to the wind, give way to sparse, hardy grasses that cling tenaciously to the earth. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers, occasionally twirl across the unpaved roads, stirring the fine, ochre soil that defines this place. The buildings of Gate are low and unassuming, often painted in muted tones that seem to absorb the relentless sunlight, their windows reflecting back the endless blue expanse. Even the air itself feels different, carrying a dry, clean scent mixed with the faint, sweet perfume of sun-baked earth and distant crops. The story of Gate is written in the quiet perseverance of its people and the land they cultivate. This is a place shaped by the agricultural boom of the early 20th century, a time when families like the ones whose descendants still call Gate home, staked their claims on this fertile, if unforgiving, soil. The local economy, then and now, is inextricably tied to the bounty of the earth, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the harvest. While not a place of grand monuments, Gate has its own quiet distinctions, like the enduring community spirit that fosters a shared understanding of the rhythms of planting and reaping, and the way the sunsets here can paint the sky in hues of fiery orange and soft lavender, a fleeting spectacle that always feels like a personal gift.

About This Gate Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gate, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.853364, -100.055414. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Gate and Beaver County.

Detailed location data for Gate includes the ZIP code (73844), telephone area code (580), county seat of Beaver County (Beaver), and school district assignment (Laverne Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Gate is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.