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Commuting from Gates at Meadow Place
Gates at Meadow Place (Meadow Place Dr, Willow Park) sits in the Willow Park pocket off I-20 — close enough to Fort Worth's west-side employers that this is one of the few Parker County addresses where the "small-town living, city paycheck" pitch survives contact with a Tuesday morning.
Drive times that matter out here
| Destination | Distance | Typical drive* | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (1 Lockheed Blvd) | ≈ 15 mi | 18–25 min | I-20 E → I-820 N → Clifford St / Spur 341 |
| NAS JRB Fort Worth (main gate) | ≈ 16 mi | 20–28 min | I-20 E → I-820 N → SH-183 / White Settlement Rd |
| Downtown Fort Worth (Sundance Square) | ≈ 22 mi | 25–35 min | I-20 E → I-30 E, exit downtown |
| Weatherford (courthouse square) | ≈ 10 mi | 12–16 min | I-20 W |
| DFW International Airport | ≈ 42 mi | 45–60 min | I-20 E → I-820 N → SH-183 E |
*Off-peak estimates from public mapping tools; morning peak eastbound on I-20 and the I-20/I-820 interchange can add 10–20 minutes. Distances vary slightly by unit and gate.
Gates shares the Meadow Place pocket with Canvas — same freeway access, same drive math. If the two are neck-and-neck on price for you, the commute won't break the tie; the net-effective math will.
The one commute rule we push on every page: drive it yourself, at your actual departure time, before you sign. Every mapping app will do a "depart at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday" simulation — ten minutes of homework against a 12-month commitment.
Working at Lockheed or NAS JRB?
You're the reason this pocket is competitive. The plant and the base sit side-by-side on Fort Worth's west edge, which puts Willow Park upstream of the worst congestion — you're driving toward the city's edge, not through the city. Our full employer guides cover the wider apartment map: apartments near Lockheed Martin and apartments near NAS JRB.