1.4 miles away
Calabazas Mission
A Spanish mission, also known as Calabasas, in the Sonoran Desert near present-day Tumacácori, Arizona.
Calabasas
A ghost town within Rio Rico, a suburb of Nogales in Santa Cruz County, whose name is Spanish for 'pumpkins'.
- Rank in Arizona
- #386of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 39.6 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Historic Site
Calabasas is a former populated place, or ghost town, within the census-designated place of Rio Rico, a suburb of Nogales in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The name is Spanish for 'pumpkins'.
Where it is
Calabasas is a historic site near Nogales, in Santa Cruz County. It is one of the historic sites in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Calabasas, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
Nearby attractions
1.6 miles away
Sonoita Creek State Natural Area
Nearly 10,000 acres of riparian and upland habitat below Patagonia Lake, an Important Bird Area with 106 recorded bird species.
4.7 miles away
Pete Kitchen Ranch
A ranch established on Potrero Creek near Nogales in about 1862, reputed to be the first permanent American ranch in Arizona.
5.8 miles away
Guevavi Mission
A Jesuit mission near Tumacácori, Arizona, founded in 1691 by Eusebio Kino and Juan María de Salvatierra as a district headquarters.
7.4 miles away
Patagonia Lake State Park
A 250-acre lake south of Patagonia, created by damming Sonoita Creek, used for fishing, boating and birding.7.6 miles away
Pimeria Alta Historical Society and Museum
Pimeria Alta Historical Society and Museum, in Nogales, Arizona, occupies the 1914 former City Hall and displays artefacts on the region's history.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Historic Site
- Destination
- Nogales
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 39.6 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 17.6
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 31.4673, -110.9754
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12