Ames New York Map
Ames, New York — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Ames, Montgomery County.
Interactive Map of Ames, New York
| City | Ames |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Montgomery |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.837574 |
| Longitude | -74.60153 |
| Population | 87 |
| Density | 185.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Ames, New York
Ames is a locality in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 185.4 people per km². Ames is located at 42.8376°N, 74.6015°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13317.
Ames rests in a gentle hollow, a place where the land softens its hard edges and seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 28.5 miles west-south-west of Glenville, NY (from Glenville, NY: bearing 257°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south of Minden. The hills that cradle it, cloaked in the deep greens of mature forests, roll with an easy grace, their slopes yielding to broad, fertile fields that stretch towards the horizon. A creek, barely a whisper in the summer heat, meanders through the valley floor, its banks fringed with alder and the occasional stoic willow, reflecting the vast, ever-changing canvas of the sky. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the mingled scents of damp earth, sun-baked hay, and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming clover. The history of Ames is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet endurance of its agricultural roots. For generations, the land has provided, its bounty nurtured by the steady hands of those who understood its rhythms. The economy, still largely tied to the soil, sees trucks laden with produce occasionally rumble through, a testament to the continued vitality of farming in the region. While industry has come and gone in quieter corners of the state, Ames retains a palpable sense of continuity, a feeling that the present is but a gentle continuation of the past. The rhythm of life here is measured by the turning of seasons and the slow, deliberate unfolding of days, a stark contrast to the hurried pulse of more populous centers.
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About This Ames Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Ames, New York with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ames and Montgomery County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Ames is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Ames is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
