Sahuarita (saw wah ree ta) was incorporated in September 1994. The town encompasses a 29-square-mile area. Sharing a southern border with the retirement community of Green Valley, the area offers direct access to Tucson and Mexico via Interstate 19. Located in the Santa Cruz Valley, nearby attractions include the Titan II Missile Museum; Tubac, the oldest Spanish settlement in the Southwest; San Xavier del Bac Mission; the Tumacacori National Monument; Pena Blanca Lake; Arivaca Lake; Madera Canyon; Kitt Peak Observatory; and the Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation.