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Below you will find some interesting facts about Tucson, Arizona and
Links to interesting and informative Web pages in this area.
- Tucson is the second largest city in Arizona. It is located in Pima
county, southeast Arizona; 110 miles south of Phoenix and 65 miles
north of the Mexican border. The Tucson basin is a gently sloping
plain between 2,000 and 3,000 feet in elevation. It is ringed by
eight mountain ranges. The highest of these are the Santa Rita,
Santa Catalina and Rincon ranges, all of which reach elevations
above 8,000 feet. Pima County includes the second largest Indian
reservation in the country, huge open pit copper mines, and nature
preserves ranging from prickly deserts to mountain evergreen
forests.
- Average minimum temperature: 54.2 degrees - Average maximum
temperature: 81.7 degrees - (There are, on average, 54 days with
high temperature readings above 100 degrees F.) Average annual
rainfall 12.00 inches.
- Tucson City Government Charter Government Appointed Manager and
Elected Mayor, Six Council Members.
- Principle Economic Activities and Employers: tourism, mining,
aerospace industries, health care, telecommunications, optics,
University of Arizona, federal, state and local government, Davis
Monthan Air Force Base.
- Tucson International Airport is located 7 miles south of downtown
Tucson. Ryan Airfield (12 miles west of downtown) and Avra Valley
Airport (23 miles northwest of downtown) provide general services.
- There are 96 parks covering more than 25,000 acres - 28 golf
courses, 13 public and 15 private - 306 tennis facilities (186
public and 120 private) - 17 public libraries.
- Sporting attractions include the U of A (PAC 10, NCAA) - Colorado
Rockies, Chicago Whitesox, and Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training
Camp - Tucson Sidewinders Professional baseball (AAA) - Greyhound
Racing - Rodeo (La Fiesta de los Vaqueros) - Tournament Players
Association, Pima County Polo Club.
- Area attractions include the Tucson Convention Center, Tucson Arts
District, Tucson Museum of Art, Sunday Evening Forum, Arizona Opera
Company, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, University of Arizona Arts
Center, Kitt Peak national Observatory, Flandrau Planetarium, Jewish
Community Center, Tucson Ballet, Tucson Boys Chorus, Arizona Theatre
Company, Festival Society, Pima Air Museum, University Artists
Series.
Tucson International Airport
This website includes links to airlines serving Tucson, maps of the
airport and news of the latest Tucson-area aviation events.
Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, Inc.
(TREO) is a non-profit organization developed by our regional
community to facilitate the creation, retention, expansion or
recruitment of high-quality jobs to Southern Arizona.
Arizona Tourist News Online
Information for people planning to visit Arizona.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
This world famous museum is located just west of the city. It has
been named one of America's 10 best zoos by Parade magazine. The New
York Times called it "the most distinctive zoo in the United
States". This "living" museum features hundreds of animals and
plants unique to the Sonoran Desert.
Old Tucson Studios
Old Tucson Studios features film and tv shoots throughout the year
and daily Wild West entertainment for the whole family!
Biosphere 2
A non-profit research and education affiliate of Columbia University
which is a center for teaching, learning, and research about Earth
and its systems.
Sonoran Sea Aquarium
Proposed project to "bring the sea to the desert" will feature
marine life from the nearby Gulf of California and the Colorado
River. The Education Outreach program, which made its debut in
January 1996, is constantly active, visiting school after school
while reaching the community at large by attending the Tucson area’s
largest public events.
Becklin Construction LLC
 2823 N. Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 298-4555 (FAX) 298-9455
E-mail: ed1@becklinhomes.com
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