Gilbert occupies a prairie setting in central Iowa’s Story County. The town lies amid the cultivated terrain of the South Skunk River watershed, where corn and soybean fields define much of the surrounding countryside. Its compact streets retain the scale of a small Midwestern community, while nearby Ames adds the presence of Iowa State University, one of the state’s major public research universities. This connection places Gilbert in a region shaped by farming, education and everyday travel along the US 69 corridor. Discover how Gilbert relates to central Iowa by browsing webcams from the surrounding area.
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