Big Water Tanks
Big Water Tanks is a water tower in Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California. Big Water Tanks is situated nearby to the nature reserve Seven Springs Natural Reserve, as well as near the Buddhist temple Buddha Shrine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include UC Santa Cruz and College Nine.
UC Santa Cruz
University
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The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. UC Santa Cruz is situated 3,500 feet south of Big Water Tanks.
College Nine
College
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College Nine is a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The university's first new college in nearly 30 years, College Nine was founded in 2000 although the dorms were not finished until 2002. College Nine is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Big Water Tanks.
College 10
College
John R. Lewis College, formerly known as College Ten, is one of the ten residential colleges at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It is on the north side of campus, west of College Nine and north of the Cowell Student Health Center. College 10 is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Big Water Tanks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paradise Park and Pasatiempo.
Paradise Park
Village
Paradise Park is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. Paradise Park sits at an elevation of 92 feet. The 2020 United States census reported Paradise Park's population was 367, which is down from 389 people in the 2010 census.
Pasatiempo
Hamlet
Pasatiempo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, located along State Route 17 between Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz. Pasatiempo is situated 2½ miles east of Big Water Tanks.
Mount Hermon
Hamlet
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Mount Hermon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. Mount Hermon is situated 3 miles north of Big Water Tanks.
Big Water Tanks
- Type: Water tower
- Also known as: “Painted Barrels”
- Category: industry
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.01008° or 37° 0′ 36″ northLongitude
-122.06615° or 122° 3′ 58″ westOpen location code
849V2W6M+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 639545566OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_tower
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seven Springs Natural Reserve and Buddha Shrine.
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