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About Ames, NY

Ames is a tiny rural hamlet in Montgomery County with fewer than 100 residents, located about 15 miles north of Amsterdam via Route 30. Visitors typically approach from the Capital District area, with Albany about 45 minutes away via I-90 and Route 30. The community sits along County Route 162 in rolling farmland and takes its name from early settlers who ran a mill on Chuctanunda Creek.

Where is Ames, NY on the map?

Ames, NY is in United States, at 42.837, -74.602 - about 6 km north of Sharon Springs, NY.

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The closest airport to Ames, NY is Albany International Airport, 88 km (about 1 h 16 min by car).

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