El Conquistador Water Tower
El Conquistador Water Tower is a water tower in Pima County, Arizona. El Conquistador Water Tower is situated nearby to Voorhees-Pattison House, as well as near the commercial area El Con Center.Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
- Type: Water tower
- Description: Historic landmark water tower built 1928-1932
- Also known as: “El Con Tower” and “El Conquistador Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include El Con Center and Gene C. Reid Park.
El Con Center
Commercial area
El Con Center is an open-air shopping mall in the city of Tucson, Arizona, United States anchored by Cinemark Theatres, Target, The Home Depot, Walmart, Ross, and Marshalls. El Con Center is situated 1,600 feet northeast of El Conquistador Water Tower.
Gene C. Reid Park
Park
Gene C. Reid Park is a 131-acre urban park in central Tucson, Arizona that includes a 9,500-seat baseball stadium, an outdoor performance center, two man-made ponds, public pools, and a 24-acre zoo along with playgrounds, gardens and picnic areas. Gene C. Reid Park is situated 3,700 feet south of El Conquistador Water Tower.
Reid Park Zoo
Zoo
Photo: M.Fitzsimmons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Reid Park Zoo, founded in 1967, is a 24-acre city-owned and -operated nonprofit zoo located within Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. The zoo features more than 500 animals. Reid Park Zoo is situated 1 mile south of El Conquistador Water Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrio San Antonio and Polvo.
Barrio San Antonio
Neighborhood
Barrio San Antonio is a historic barrio located adjacent to and east of downtown Tucson, Arizona, United States. It is bounded by Aviation Parkway, Arroyo Chico, South Kino Parkway, and South Park Avenue. Barrio San Antonio is situated 2 miles west of El Conquistador Water Tower.
Polvo
Locality
Tucson is the county seat of and the most populated city in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona with a population of 542,630 at the 2020 census, behind the capital city, Phoenix, while the Tucson metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 1.08 million residents and is the 52nd-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Polvo is situated 2½ miles south of El Conquistador Water Tower.
South Tucson
Village
South Tucson is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States and an enclave of the much larger city of Tucson. South Tucson is known for being heavily influenced by Hispanic, and especially Mexican, culture; restaurants and shops which sell traditional Mexican food and other goods can be found throughout the city. South Tucson is situated 3 miles southwest of El Conquistador Water Tower.
El Conquistador Water Tower
- Categories: historic landmark, tower, historic site, and industry
- Location: Pima County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.22058° or 32° 13′ 14″ northLongitude
-110.9192° or 110° 55′ 9″ westInception
1928Height
90 feet (27 metres)Operator
City of TucsonOpen location code
854F63CJ+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 1321764930OpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_towerWikidata ID
Q130455484
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Highlights include Voorhees-Pattison House and Century 20 El Con and XD.
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