Waldo Water Tower

The Waldo water tower, officially called the Frank T. Riley Memorial, is a white, castle-like tower in the of south , United States.
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Photo: Nick Graves, Public domain.
Photo: Nick Graves, Public domain.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Missouri
  • Also known as: Frank T. Riley Memorial

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Research Medical Center-Brookside Campus and Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery.

Hospital
Research Medical Center - Brookside Campus is an outpatient located in the Brookside neighborhood of at 6601 Rockhill Road. It is part of the HCA Midwest Division. is situated 1¼ miles north of Waldo Water Tower.

Cemetery
is a cemetery in . is situated 1 mile northeast of Waldo Water Tower.

Park
was an amusement park, located at 7501 Prospect Avenue in . It operated from 1923 to 1977, and closed due to lack of attendance and storm damage in late 1977. is situated 1½ miles east of Waldo Water Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waldo and Brookside.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood located on the southside of , that has continued to maintain its own unique character, even though it was annexed by Kansas City in 1909.

Neighborhood
is a collection of neighborhoods located in , bounded by 55th Street on the North, Gregory on the South, Ward Parkway on the West, and Troost on the East. is situated 1½ miles north of Waldo Water Tower.

Town
is a city in , , United States, and is part of the . As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 33,902. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Waldo Water Tower.

Waldo Water Tower

Latitude
38.99025° or 38° 59′ 25″ north
Longitude
-94.58217° or 94° 34′ 56″ west
Height
135 feet (41 metres)
Open location code
86C7XCR9+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 457097002
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q7961591
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waldo Water Tower”. Photo: Nick Graves, Public domain.