Ames, IA, USA

Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 42.034534, -93.620369.

The city of Ames can be found in western Story County, central Iowa, United States. It is located 33 miles north of Des Moines, the state capital. Ames was founded by Cynthia Olive Duff and John Insley Blair in 1864, and named after Oakes Ames. The large campus of Iowa State University is the main point of interest of the city. The university is the top employer in Ames with more than 16 thousand employees. Other points of interest in the city are Ames History Museum, Christian Petersen Art Museum, Farm House Museum, Brunnier Art Museum, Reiman Gardens, Brookside Park, Ada Hayden Heritage Park, Stephens Auditorium, Hilton Coliseum, Lied Recreation Athletic Center, and Jack Trice Stadium. It is also home to the headquarters of the Iowa Department of Transportation. Interstate 35, U.S. Highways 30 and 69 serve the area.

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Ames, IA, USA Lat Long Coordinates Info

The latitude of Ames, IA, USA is 42.034534, and the longitude is -93.620369. Ames, IA, USA is located at United States country in the Cities place category with the gps coordinates of 42° 2' 4.3224'' N and 93° 37' 13.3284'' W.