Swan Island

Swan Island is an islet in Washington Township, Story, Iowa. Swan Island is situated nearby to St. John’s by the Campus Episcopal Church of Ames, as well as near the university building Enrollment Services Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Enrollment Services Center and The Farm House.

Enrollment Services Center

University building

Photo: Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Enrollment Services Center is a building at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. It houses the Office of Admissions and the Office of the Registrar. In 1978, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Enrollment Services Center is situated 540 feet north of Swan Island.

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 1,900 feet northeast of Swan Island.

Memorial Union

University building

The Memorial Union, or MU, at Iowa State University opened in September 1928, the building is currently home to a number of University departments, a bowling alley, the University Book Store, student organizations, and weddings. Memorial Union is situated 900 feet east of Swan Island.

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.

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 2 miles northwest of Swan Island.

Swan Island

Type: Islet
Categories: shrubland, locality, and landform
Location: Washington Township, Story, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.02359° or 42° 1′ 25″ north

Longitude

-93.64908° or 93° 38′ 57″ west

Open location code

86J829F2+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 246557499

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=scrub

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Highlights include St. John’s by the Campus Episcopal Church of Ames and United States Post Office - Cyclone Station.

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