Murphy Park

Murphy Park is a park in Maricopa County, Arizona which is located on West Cheryl Drive. Murphy Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pioneer Village II, as well as near Deer Creek.

Opening hours: 6:00 AM—10:30 PM
Type: Park
Also known as: “Ira Murphy Park”
Address: 7230 West Cheryl Drive, Peoria, AZ 85345

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sahuaro Ranch and Main Library.

Sahuaro Ranch

Park

Photo: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sahuaro Ranch was founded in 1886, by William Henry Bartlett, a native of Illinois. The ranch, located north of what eventually became the city of Glendale, Arizona, was rich in figs and other fruit orchards, vineyards, and fields of alfalfa.

Main Library

Library

Photo: Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Main Library is situated 1½ miles east of Murphy Park.

West Resthaven Park Cemetery

Cemetery

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West Resthaven Park Cemetery is situated 2 miles southeast of Murphy Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peoria and Weedville.

Peoria

Photo: Ceemo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peoria is a city inside of Phoenix, Arizona. Many visitors come to the area during the spring to see their favorite professional baseball team during Spring Training in the Cactus League.

Weedville

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Weedville is a populated place inside the city limits of Peoria in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Weedville is in pockets of unincorporated land under the jurisdiction of Maricopa County. Weedville is situated 2½ miles north of Murphy Park.

Glendale

Photo: Jninja, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Glendale is one of the largest suburbs in the metropolitan Phoenix area, and is rapidly growing as a media/entertainment center in the Valley of the Sun. It was home to over 250,000 people in 2019.

Murphy Park

Category: recreation area
Location: Maricopa County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.57836° or 33° 34′ 42″ north

Longitude

-112.21445° or 112° 12′ 52″ west

Elevation

1,155 feet (352 metres)

Operator

City of Peoria

Open location code

8559HQHP+86

OpenStreetMap ID

way 684693760

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

5306030

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