Ontario
Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of the city of Ames, in Story County, Iowa, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: community in the city of Ames, Iowa
- Also known as: “Ontario, Iowa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Veenker Memorial Golf Course and The Farm House.
Veenker Memorial Golf Course
Golf course
Veenker Memorial Golf Course is a public golf course which is owned and operated by Iowa State University. The golf course was completed in 1938 and it has hosted the Iowa Master's golf tournament since then. Veenker Memorial Golf Course is situated 1½ miles east of Ontario.
The Farm House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Farm House, also known as the Knapp–Wilson House, is the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. 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. The Farm House is situated 2 miles east of Ontario.
Cap Timm Field
Pitch
Cap Timm Field is a baseball field located in Ames, Iowa 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. Cap Timm Field is situated 2 miles southeast of Ontario.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iowa State Center and Ames.
Iowa State Center
Neighborhood
Photo: Jaretac, Public domain.
The Iowa State Center is located just southeast of Iowa State University's central campus in Ames, Iowa. It is a complex of cultural and athletic venues. Iowa State Center is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ontario.
Ames
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ames is a pleasant college town in Central Iowa, sitting astride the Skunk River roughly 30 miles north of Des Moines. Life in Ames follows the ebb and flow of the academic year at Iowa State University, which is the city's primary draw.
Gilbert
Village
Gilbert is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,211 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area. Gilbert is situated 5 miles north of Ontario.
Ontario
- Category: locality
- Location: Franklin Township, Story, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.03583° or 42° 2′ 9″ northLongitude
-93.68155° or 93° 40′ 54″ westElevation
1,010 feet (308 metres)Open location code
86J828P9+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 151885207OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Ontario” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “安大略 (愛荷華州)”
- Chinese: “安大略”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ontario”. Photo: Carl Wycoff, CC BY 2.0.