Medicine Wheel
Medicine Wheel is a memorial in Franklin Township, Story, Iowa. Medicine Wheel is situated nearby to Ada Hayden Lake, as well as near Fishing Pier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Grand Mall and Veenker Memorial Golf Course.
North Grand Mall
Shopping center
North Grand Mall is a 340,000-square-foot shopping center serving the city of Ames, Iowa. In 2006, plans were announced for a $30 million renovation and expansion. North Grand Mall is situated 1½ miles southeast of Medicine Wheel.
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 2½ miles south of Medicine Wheel.
Gilbert High School
School
Gilbert High School is a public high school in Gilbert, Iowa, United States. A part of the Gilbert Community School District, it serves Gilbert and northern Ames. Gilbert High School is situated 2 miles north of Medicine Wheel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilbert and Ames.
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 2½ miles north of Medicine Wheel.
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.
Ontario
Hamlet
Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of the city of Ames, in Story County, Iowa, United States. Ontario is situated 3½ miles southwest of Medicine Wheel.
Medicine Wheel
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “The Medicine Wheel is Sacred! The Great Spirit caused everything to be round: Sun, Sky, Moon, Earth. It is the Circle of Life.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Franklin Township, Story, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.07145° or 42° 4′ 17″ northLongitude
-93.63785° or 93° 38′ 16″ westOpen location code
86J839C6+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2523376886OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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