Franklin Park

Franklin Park is a park in , which is located on South Franklin Avenue. Franklin Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Story County, Iowa, United States of America
  • Address: 147 South Franklin Avenue, Ames, IA 50014

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cap Timm Field and The Farm House.

Pitch
is a baseball field located in and has been the home of the Iowa State Cyclones baseball program for four decades, a span that includes its time as both a varsity intercollegiate sport and a club sport.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also known as the Knapp–Wilson House, is the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University in . Now a museum open to the general public, this house was originally built in 1860 as part of the model farm aspect of Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm.

University building
is an arena on the campus of Iowa State University in . It was opened in 1913, and once was the school's primary indoor athletic facility, before the opening of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ontario and Iowa State Center.

Hamlet
is a community within the corporate limits of the city of , in , , United States.

Neighborhood
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The is located just southeast of Iowa State University's central campus in . It is a complex of cultural and athletic venues.

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a pleasant college town in , sitting astride the Skunk River roughly 30 miles north of . Life in follows the ebb and flow of the academic year at Iowa State University, which is the city's primary draw.

Franklin Park

Latitude
42.02098° or 42° 1′ 16″ north
Longitude
-93.66597° or 93° 39′ 58″ west
Elevation
997 feet (304 metres)
Operator
City of Ames
Open location code
86J828CM+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 295015422
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4857670
Wiki­data ID
Q31816154
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Satellite Map

Discover Franklin Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Franklin Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Franklin Park”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Union Drive and Richardson Court.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Point at Ames and St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church.

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